“We're eager to share the loglines of these finalist scripts on our blog, not just to amplify the achievement of their writers, but also to help other developing writers see what kind of premises generate excitement and engagement in readers.”

“The ChatGPT furore has shown that we’re awfully keen to outsource those boring, thankless tasks formerly considered ‘gainful employment’ to AI: schoolwork, LinkedIn posts, marketing copy. In M3GAN, populist horror mogul James Wan dares to dream of a solution to the most boring and thankless task of all — parenting.”

"It may be Todd Field, rather than Todd Phillips, but praise God, insufferable classical musicians finally have their Joker. The jazz sadbois had their turn in Whiplash, but now it's time for a toxic, self-professed ‘U-Haul lesbian’ to prove that she’s truly 'not like the other girls' — she’s worse."

"Hailing from a country with one of the hardest drinking cultures in Europe, and a director known for laying down the militant aestheticism of Dogme 95, this bro-centric booze-up was never going to be The Hangover."

“For a film that ostensibly skewers the pretentious elite, and their obsession with cultural artefacts, Glass Onion manages to shove in a lot of celebrity cameos. Certain audiences can laugh at Miles’s pretentiousness as he flexes his Philip Glass-composed alarm tone; they can also pat themselves on the back for understanding the joke. Let them eat cake, and have it, indeed.”

"Boiling down the chaos of modern life to just two choices: “permanent spinsterhood or vodka", perhaps the enduring appeal of Bridget Jones stems from its veiled nostalgia for the days when women couldn't vote."

“Guillermo del Toro’s quirky stop-motion musical raises the classic question of any story about fascism: is this guy brave or stupid?”

“With base notes of bloody class warfare, a dash of ‘reject modernity’ folk horror, and a dusting of Netflix food porn docuseries, this is a Gen-Z ‘popcorn movie’ in the most literal sense.”