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Story Nerd

49 movie-matched episodes
Notting Hill: why we love it
Notting Hill (1999) · Jun 10, 2026
Mrs.Harris Goes to Paris: toothless antagonists
Sicario: not what we expected
Sicario (2015) · May 27, 2026
Murder She Said: sex or murder?
Murder She Said (1961) · May 20, 2026
What Went Right: anora
Anora (2024) · May 13, 2026
What Went Wrong: 80 for Brady
80 for Brady (2023) · May 6, 2026
Mulholland Drive: trippy
Mulholland Drive (2001) · Mar 18, 2026
Invitation to a Murder: there's no plot!
Erin Brockovich: writing underdogs
Erin Brockovich (2000) · Feb 18, 2026
What Went Right: the princess bride
What Went Wrong: the golden compass
The Holdovers: a rare gem
The Holdovers (2023) · Dec 3, 2025
Dial M For Murder: unlikeable characters
Dial M for Murder (1954) · Nov 19, 2025
The Incredibles: storytelling gold
The Incredibles (2004) · Nov 12, 2025
The Proposal: writing dual protagonist stories
The Proposal (2009) · Nov 5, 2025
The Substance: ewwwww!
The Substance (2024) · Oct 29, 2025
What Went Right: the outrun
The Outrun (2024) · Oct 15, 2025
Black Bag: IYKYK
Black Bag (2025) · Sep 17, 2025
Primal Fear: masterful writing
Primal Fear (1996) · Sep 10, 2025
The Bourne Identity: build tension, raise stakes (archive)
The Miracle Club: when the hero is also the villain
The Miracle Club (2023) · Jul 23, 2025
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3: don't look too closely
What Went Right: Juror #2
Juror #2 (2024) · Jun 11, 2025
Anatomy of a Fall: mind blown
Anyone But You: yeah nah
Anyone But You (2023) · Apr 9, 2025
The Dry: an intro to outback noir (archive)
The Dry (2021) · Mar 12, 2025
Sleepless in Seattle: relies on star power?
Crazy Stupid Love: passive tension?
Fatal Attraction: who's the villain? (archive)
10 Things I Hate About You: what not to do (archive)
The Nightmare Before Christmas: razzle dazzle
The Banshees of Inisherin: when the mc breaks bad
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Black Friday (2021) · Nov 29, 2024
Up in the Air: thiiiiin
Up in the Air (2009) · Nov 13, 2024
All the President's Men: masterful exposition
Little Miss Sunshine: who's the protagonist?
Far From Heaven: what your character doesn't want
Far from Heaven (2002) · Oct 16, 2024
I, Tonya: don't try this at home
I, Tonya (2017) · Oct 9, 2024
The Social Network: pacing, pacing, pacing
Eye in the Sky: wonderfully nuanced storytelling
Eye in the Sky (2015) · Sep 11, 2024
August Osage County: simply masterful
Nocturnal Animals: pretty, but no story
Nocturnal Animals (2016) · Jul 31, 2024
The Help: put this on your list
The Help (2011) · Jul 24, 2024
A Simple Favor: seriously, an evil twin?
A Simple Favor (2018) · Jul 17, 2024
What Lies Beneath: play the "let me guess" game
Where'd You Go, Bernadette: deus ex machina
Crazy Rich Asians: when the antagonist is more compelling than the protagonist
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) · May 29, 2024
Red Joan: meeting reader expectations
Red Joan (2018) · May 15, 2024
Zero Dark Thirty: women in war zones