Jay Sherer wants to learn everything about storytelling. He interviews screenwriters, novelists, directors, literary agents, producers, and anyone else who knows about the business of storytelling. Plus he studies screenwriting, prose, writing, and the business models driving film, television, and novels. Learn along side Jay about How Stories Work--not just how to write them, but also how to sell them and get them made. Join the network of storytellers trying to improve, grow, and make valuable connections!
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | How Stories Work
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Jun 27, 2023
Raiders of the Lost Ark | How Stories Work
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Jun 20, 2023
Chinatown EXPLAINED | A Deep Dive Into One of the BEST Screenplays of All Time
Chinatown (1974) · Feb 21, 2023
The Northman: Brutally Beautiful Storytelling from Robert Eggers
The Northman (2022) · May 19, 2022
Why Spider-Man: No Way Home is so popular
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · May 3, 2022
The Blues Brothers & Moon Knight, Ep. 5 - The Story Geeks Show
The Blues Brothers (1980) · Apr 28, 2022
Is Ben Shapiro right about The Batman?
The Batman (2022) · Apr 21, 2022
Moon Knight got DEEP. Plus, did the right movie win best picture at the Oscars?
Nightmare Alley (2021) · Apr 5, 2022
Watching Return of the Jedi for the FIRST Time! - Star Wars Podcast
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Aug 13, 2021
Pixar's UP - The Most Emotional Opening Sequence in Cinematic History?
Up (2009) · Aug 9, 2021
Once Upon a Time in the West... Plus Marvel vs DC? - Great Opening Scenes
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) · Jul 26, 2021
It's deep... ALIEN: COVENANT - Great Movie Openings
Alien: Covenant (2017) · Jul 12, 2021
Watching Empire Strikes Back for the FIRST TIME! The Big Reveal SPOILED?
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Jun 17, 2021
"As disturbing as possible..." - Interviewing The Joker's Makeup Artist - Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · Apr 5, 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League - Audience Reaction!
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · Mar 25, 2021
The Crow (1994) - Movie Review, Reaction, and Retrospective
The Crow (1994) · Feb 15, 2021
Why the live-action Mulan doesn't come close to the animated version...
Mulan (2020) · Feb 8, 2021
Onward - The Last Geek Film We Saw in Theaters
Onward (2020) · Jun 1, 2020
How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Mar 24, 2020
How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic
Outbreak (1995) · Mar 24, 2020
How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic
World War Z (2013) · Mar 24, 2020
How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Mar 24, 2020
How Movies Tell Us to Act During a Pandemic
Contagion (2021) · Mar 24, 2020
Joker Movie - Are Joker and Batman Half-Brothers?
Joker (2019) · Feb 25, 2020
The Rise of Skywalker - REACTION
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · Dec 24, 2019
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Crossover Event with The Fanbase Weekly
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) · Dec 13, 2019
How to Write Story Concepts--Like Jurassic Park!--That Sell
Jurassic Park (1993) · Nov 7, 2019
Brightburn - The true story of kid Superman. Or... not.
Brightburn (2019) · Oct 8, 2019
Us - Jordan Peele's Doppelgänger Movie Kicks Off Scary Movie Month!
Us (2019) · Oct 1, 2019
Best Live-Action Disney Movie Remake - Cinderella v. Aladdin v. Jungle Book
Cinderella (2015) · Sep 10, 2019
Best Live-Action Disney Movie Remake - Cinderella v. Aladdin v. Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (2016) · Sep 10, 2019
Best Live-Action Disney Movie Remake - Cinderella v. Aladdin v. Jungle Book
Aladdin (2019) · Sep 10, 2019
Inside Out - Disney Plays with Our Emotions
Inside Out (2015) · Sep 3, 2019
Dark Phoenix - The End of an Era of X-Men Movies
Dark Phoenix (2019) · Aug 6, 2019
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Timelines, Hope, and Lee Harvey Oswald
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) · Jul 16, 2019
X-Men: Apocalypse - NERDFIGHT! - Who will make it better?
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) · Jul 9, 2019
X-Men: First Class - Mutant and Proud?
X-Men: First Class (2011) · Jul 2, 2019
Aquaman - DC's Charming, Uneven Hero-King Story - with Mike Roe and Scott Niswander
Aquaman (2018) · Jun 4, 2019
Shazam! - A kid hero, his family, and a DCEU film that works! - With Markeia McCarty from DC Daily
Shazam! (2019) · May 21, 2019
MORE Avengers: Endgame! - Hawkeye Is Awesome Now, Time Travel Implications, and Fat Shaming?
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · May 7, 2019
Avengers: Endgame - Reaction - SPOILERS!
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Apr 30, 2019
Captain Marvel - The Avenger's Most Powerful Hero - With Marie-Claire from What The Force?
Captain Marvel (2019) · Apr 23, 2019
IRON MAN in the MCU - I am your nuclear deterrent - With Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast
Iron Man (2008) · Mar 26, 2019
The Death of Superman with Dan Jurgens
The Death of Superman (2019) · Mar 19, 2019
INFINITY WAR - The plot, inflection points, and premise explained - Story Breakdown
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Mar 1, 2019
INFINITY WAR with Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast - Let's Dig Deeper
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Feb 26, 2019
AQUAMAN - Daryl v. Scott (from NerdSync) - What Change(s) Would Make It Better?
Aquaman (2018) · Feb 12, 2019
Superman: The Movie w/ Chuck Patton - Let's Dig Deeper
Superman (1978) · Feb 5, 2019
GLASS - The end of M. Night Shyamalan's complex super human trilogy... - Let's Dig Deeper
Focus (2015) · Jan 29, 2019
BIRD BOX - Why is it so popular? What are the monsters? And why suicide? - Let's Dig Deeper
Bird Box (2018) · Jan 15, 2019
SOLO: A Star Wars Story - Han Solo's origin - Let's Make It Better
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) · Nov 6, 2018
INCEPTION with Actor Dileep Rao (Yusuf) - Let's Dig Deeper
Inception (2010) · Oct 23, 2018
READY PLAYER ONE with Helen O'Hara from the Empire Podcast - Let's Dig Deeper
Ready Player One (2018) · Oct 2, 2018
GREEN LANTERN - Argh... Let's Make It Better - with NerdSync
Green Lantern (2011) · Sep 25, 2018
EVENT HORIZON w/ Chris Hewitt from The Empire Podcast - Let's Dig Deeper
Event Horizon (1997) · Sep 4, 2018
GET OUT - Philosophy, Spirituality, and Purpose - Let's Dig Deeper
Get Out (2017) · Aug 21, 2018
THE MEG - w/ Ali Plumb - Let's Dig... Shallower?
The Meg (2018) · Aug 14, 2018
A QUIET PLACE - Survival or our character, which is more important? - Let's Dig Deeper
A Quiet Place (2018) · Aug 7, 2018
JUSTICE LEAGUE - Steppenwolf? NOPE. - The Story Geeks Make It Better
Justice League (2017) · Jul 31, 2018
JURASSIC PARK | Disney World + Dinosaurs = Disaster? Why? | The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jul 17, 2018
ANT-MAN - Why we root for Scott Lang - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Ant-Man (2015) · Jul 10, 2018
SPIDER-MAN - Why we all love Spidey - The Story Geeks & NerdSync Dig Deeper
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) · Jul 3, 2018
JURASSIC WORLD - Weaponized Raptors? Nope. - The Story Geeks Make It Better
Jurassic World (2015) · Jun 26, 2018
THE INCREDIBLES - How heroes and villains are created - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
The Incredibles (2004) · Jun 12, 2018
Independence Day - Aliens and Prayer? Wut? - GOLDBLUMING with The Story Geeks
Independence Day (1996) · May 5, 2018
AGE OF ULTRON - It's the Worst One - The Story Geeks Make It Better
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) · May 1, 2018
Jurassic Park's DR. IAN MALCOLM - Chaos Theory - GOLDBLUMING with The Story Geeks
Chaos Theory (2008) · Apr 27, 2018
Earth Girls Are Easy - GOLDBLUMING with The Story Geeks
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) · Apr 20, 2018
Wonder Woman - COSTUMING, Objectification, WWI, and... Pamela Anderson? - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Wonder Woman (2017) · Apr 17, 2018
The Fly - GOLDBLUMING with The Story Geeks
The Fly (1986) · Apr 13, 2018
WONDER WOMAN - The Most Important Female Superhero - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Wonder Woman (2017) · Apr 10, 2018
Transylvania 6-5000 - GOLDBLUMING with The Story Geeks
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) · Apr 6, 2018
Inspired by Ready Player One: Steven Spielberg's Most ICONIC Geek Films - The Story Geeks Hash It Out
Ready Player One (2018) · Mar 22, 2018
LOGAN - Improving an Oscar-Nominated Geek Film - The Story Geeks Make It Better
Logan (2017) · Mar 8, 2018
MAN OF STEEL - It's 80% Awesome. - The Story Geeks Make It Better
Man of Steel (2013) · Mar 1, 2018
The Cloverfield Paradox - Where Were the Demons? - The Story Geeks Make It Better
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) · Feb 22, 2018
The Force Awakens (Part 2) - What does "seduced by the light" mean? - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) · Feb 15, 2018
Black Panther from Captain America: Civil War - Get Ready for Black Panther - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Captain America: Civil War (2016) · Feb 12, 2018
The Force Awakens - Why it HAD to be derivative - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) · Feb 8, 2018
The Last Jedi - Battle Royale: Does it SUCK or is it AWESOME?!?! - The Story Geeks Hash It Out
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Feb 1, 2018
Back to the Future (Part 2) - Bullying and 1985 vs. 1955 - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Kinnikuman: Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman (1985) · Jan 25, 2018
Back to the Future (Part 1) - A Perfect 80s Film? - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Back to the Future (1985) · Jan 18, 2018
Blade Runner (Part 2) - Gouging Your Maker's Eyes Out - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Blade Runner (1982) · Jan 11, 2018
Justice League - Joss Whedon v. Zack Snyder - The Story Geeks Hash It Out (Part 1)
Justice League (2017) · Dec 14, 2017
Return of the Jedi (Part 2) - Yoda's an Idiot? - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Dec 7, 2017
Return of the Jedi - Luke as a Gray Jedi - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Nov 30, 2017
THE PHANTOM MENACE - No Midi-chlorians. Kill Watto. No babysitter romance. - Make It Better
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · Nov 23, 2017
Moana - Spirituality, Culture, and Impact - The Story Geeks Dig Deeper
Moana (2016) · Nov 9, 2017
Batman v. Superman - The Story Geeks Make It Better
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) · Nov 2, 2017
The Empire Strikes Back (Part 1) - Is the Battle of Hoth the Best Battle in Star Wars? - Deeper Dive
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Oct 5, 2017
Oblivion - (Not Edge of Tomorrow) - Deeper Dive
Oblivion (2013) · Sep 28, 2017
The Martian: Saving Matt Damon... Again.
The Martian (2015) · Sep 21, 2017
Star Wars: A New Hope - Part 2
Star Wars (1977) · Sep 7, 2017
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) · Aug 4, 2017
Star Wars: Rogue One (Part 1) - Fangirling, All the Feels, and Filling Plot Holes
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) · Jul 20, 2017
Iron Man: The Beginning of the MCU
Iron Man (2008) · Jun 29, 2017
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Part 1) - Legends vs. Canon
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Jun 11, 2017
Kubo and the Two Strings: Deity, Humanity, and Two CREEPY Aunts
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) · Jun 4, 2017
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Part 1) - How Sifo-Dyas Screws the Galaxy
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) · May 21, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy - What’s Your Personal Awesome Mix?
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) · May 14, 2017
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Part 2) - The True Nature of the Force... is Confusing
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · May 7, 2017
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Part 1) - Are Midi-chlorians Bantha Poodoo?
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · Apr 30, 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - How Darth Hermit Kills Rey
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Apr 17, 2017
Marvel's Doctor Strange - Your IDENTITY Matters
Doctor Strange (2016) · Apr 3, 2017
Batman v. Superman - The Worst Batman of All Time...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) · Mar 26, 2017
The Dark Knight Rises - Bane, the Hopeless Romantic?
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Mar 12, 2017
Interstellar - Ghosts, Faith, and Your Brain Before Death
Interstellar (2014) · Mar 6, 2017
Serenity - Are the Reavers really THAT bad?
Serenity (2005) · Feb 13, 2017
Watchmen - Everyone's a Jerk and We're All Doomed
Watchmen (2009) · Jan 21, 2017
Suicide Squad - Heroes, Villains, and Jared Leto's Joker
Suicide Squad (2016) · Jan 8, 2017
The Dark Knight - Is the Joker an Atheist?
The Dark Knight (2008) · Dec 23, 2016
Rogue One - The Reclamation Society Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) · Dec 18, 2016
Captain America: Civil War - Are you Team Cap or Team Stark?
Captain America: Civil War (2016) · Dec 4, 2016
Batman: The Killing Joke - Worst treatment of a female character ever?
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) · Aug 28, 2016
Deadpool: The Merc with a... Cute Face? - Reclamation Society Podcast #2
Deadpool (2016) · Jun 21, 2016
Superman: Man of Steel. Is Zach Snyder Telling the Truth? - Reclamation Society Podcast #1
Man of Steel (2013) · Jun 3, 2016