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J Tello, Todd Linsley, and Adam Skelter do a deep dive into the Russian/London gangster classic "Eastern Promises."

 

THE ASKHOLE: TO ARC OR NOT TO ARC 00:06:53

STORY BITES: THE LOW POINT 25:14

VIVISECTION: EASTERN PROMISES 00:42:10

     RECAP 00:42:10

     STRUCTURE 00:47:02

     CHARACTER 01:16:14

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 01:37:38

 

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Todd Linsley and Adam Skelter do a deep dive into the Netflix Original "I Care A Lot."

 

STORY BITES: WANT Vs NEED 00:08:10​

VIVISECTION: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 00:40:28​

     RECAP 00:40:46​

     STRUCTURE 00:34:04

     CHARACTER 01:01:01​

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 01:20:54​

 

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "EASTERN PROMISES" 2007

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J Tello and Adam Skelter do a deep dive into the stoner comedy classic "Pineapple Express."

 

THE ASKHOLE: Writer's Block 00:11:17

STORY BITES: THE IMPETUS 00:25:55

VIVISECTION: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 00:40:28

     RECAP 00:40:46

     STRUCTURE 00:44:30

     CHARACTER 01:04:21

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 01:24:24

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "I CARE A LOT" 2020

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Camilla Wolf, Todd Linsley, and Adam Skelter do a deep dive into the Coen Brother's witty, labyrinthine, neo-noir "MILLER'S CROSSING."

STORY BITES: PLOT 6 - THE SEQUENCE APPROACH 00:12:44

THE ASKHOLE: WHY NO RATINGS? 00:22:40

VIVISECTION: MILLER'S CROSSING 00:39:31​​

     RECAP 00:39:56

     STRUCTURE 00:49:56

     CHARACTER & THEME 01:27:37

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 1:59:57

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "PINEAPPLE EXPRESS" 2008

 

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Todd Linsley and Adam Skelter do a deep dive into the grizzly neo-noir "SE7EN."

STORY BITES: PLOT 6 - THE DRAMATIC QUESTION 00:14:55

THE ASKHOLE: Passive Protagonists? 00:28:15

VIVISECTION: SE7EN 00:40:28​​

     RECAP 00:40:41

     STRUCTURE 00:43:04

     CHARACTER & THEME 01:08:10

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 1:49:29

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "MILLER'S CROSSING" 1990

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J-Money Tello (writer, producer, actor) join Adam Skelter in this deep dive into story.

 

STORY BITES: MAMET'S CREDE 00:09:56​​

THE ASKHOLE: Do I need an outline? 00:15:53​​

VIVISECTION: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 00:22:53​​

    RECAP 00:23:11

    STRUCTURE 00:26:07​​​

    CHARACTER & THEME 00:55:45​​

    SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 01:17:13​​

 

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "SE7EN" 1995

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Adam Skelter does a deep dive into the Coen Brother's Classic "Hail, Caesar!"

 

STORY BITES: 24 Plot Point Over View 00:01:40

THE ASKHOLE: Write what you know? 00:11:44​​

VIVISECTION: Hail, Caesar! 00:15:15​​

     RECAP 00:15:26​ STRUCTURE 00:16:33

     CHARACTER & THEME 00:33:22

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NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" 2004

 

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Todd Linsley (writer, director, actor, comedian) and J-Money Tello (writer, producer, actor) join Adam Skelter in this deep dive into story.

STORY BITES: Plot Point 1-The Hook 00:01:22
THE ASKHOLE: Do I need a subplot? 00:07:47
VIVISECTION: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 00:12:31
     RECAP 00:13:25​​

     STRUCUTRE 00:15:52​​

     CHARACTER & THEME 00:39:00

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 01:02:28

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "HAIL, CAESAR!" 2016

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Todd Linsley (writer, director, actor, comedian) and J-Money Tello (writer, producer, actor) join Adam Skelter to discuss E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

STORY BITES: Sorkin's Altar 00:03:05

THE ASKHOLE: Subtext 00:07:50

VIVISECTION: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 00:15:24

     RECAP 00:17:10

     STRUCUTRE 00:22:23

     CHARACTER & THEME 00:48:37

     SHUT YOUR PLOT HOLE 01:16:13

NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE: "HER" 2013

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