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George Morris
May 11, 2020
The Weird History Of Films That Became Cartoons (Part Two)
The 90s was an awesome time for cartoons, and to take advantage of Intellectual Properties allowed production companies to bring out some-


George Morris
Apr 6, 2020
Rating Matrix 'Bullet-Time' References Across the Noughties
It seemed like every other film in the early noughties legally had to include a Matrix parody by law. I don't know who decided that but-


George Morris
Mar 14, 2020
The Minor Miracle that is 'Final Destination 5'
'Final Destination 5' is far better than it has any right to be. Both as a continuation of a franchise which had been long-


George Morris
Mar 2, 2020
How 'Nathan Barley' Predicted Generational Discourse (among other things...)
Nathan Barley isn't just a pioneer thanks to trashbat.co.ck, he's also the subject of many discussions on future prescience thanks to Chann-


George Morris
Feb 17, 2020
'Write What You Know' - Good or Bad?
Could 'Write What You Know' be the worst advice ever given to aspiring writers? If so, why are they told it so damn often?


George Morris
Nov 18, 2019
My Pitch for 'Shrek 5'
Ladies and Gentlemen of Dreamworks, please find attached my treatment/Pitch for 'Shrek 5'. The Shrek-iest Chapter of the franchise so far...


George Morris
Oct 7, 2019
See Me Live in London!
Come see me perform a horror monologue live at The Pleasance Theatre, London on October 11th!


George Morris
Sep 16, 2019
'A Cure for Wellness' & Going Full Gothic
Whilst it may not be the first film that comes to mind, Gore Verbinski's 'A Cure for Wellness' is actually a slow, deliberately-paced Gothi-


George Morris
Sep 9, 2019
'Crimson Peak' - Classical Gothic for Modern Times
Haunted castles, dreadful suspense and lightning storms...but what does 'Crimson Peak' add to the Gothic to make it more modern?


George Morris
Sep 2, 2019
'Man Up' & Underestimating Likability
'Man Up' seems to have been left to the edge of obscurity. But why? It's a romcom that teaches one of the fundamental rules of screenwriting

George Morris
Aug 19, 2019
SLEEP - A Dystopian Black Comedy
A Man who sleeps for a living and an Actress who slips through the world like scenes from a film move against a tyrannical TV executive.


George Morris
Jul 15, 2019
'Years and Years': The Epitome of Russell T Davies
SPOILERS AHEAD
BBC/HBO's 'Years and Years' by Russell T Davies encompasses many of the writer's strengths throughout his decades-long career
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