A Lost Plot

A movie of questions, feints, and lies, The Game is an absolute mind turner. Maverick Dickson and Nicholas O'Donnell go through this movie piece by piece and uncover the different elements that make this movie great.

Maverick Dickson and Avalon Dickson delve into this classic masterpiece and discover what George Lucas did to make this movie memorable. Filled with tropes, bad dialogue, and predictability, A New Hope continues to beat the odds and prove its timelessness as it tightens the tension.

Maverick and his co-host Avalon uncover the plot's strengths and weaknesses as they analyze the third installment in Tom Holland's Spiderman series. Though strong in its appeal to fans of the previous movies, the movie storyline falls short of standing strong on its own merit. This, and deeper problems Marvel consistently faces are uncovered in this episode of A Lost Plot.

Red Dawn is a remake of a 1984 classic of the same name. In this episode, Maverick Dickson and his co-host Avalon Dickson detail the problems surrounding the remake, and outlining what made this movie such a failure. 

In this episode, Maverick Dickson and his co-host Ares Gonzales analyze Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Released in 2004, this science fiction-romance crossover is a mind bending exploration of two lovers choosing to erase their memories. Maverick and Ares touch on the themes of love, lies, and running away from pain as they take this movie apart scene by scene.

Maverick Dickson and his co-host Avalon Dickson review Cyrano (2022, with a brief release in 2021). Following the plot line of a dashing young lieutenant in the army with a physical defect, this musical follows the dramatic tension between love, chivalry, and pride. The hosts examined the movie's themes and characters, and how the music plays into or detracts from your engagement in the story.

Maverick Dickson and his co-host Martin Hosang take apart the award winning foreign film Parasite. Released in 2019, the movie goes from comedy to dark and contemplative as Kevin and his family's reuse unravels. Our discussion included significant plot points, discussions of themes and imagery as well as a deep dive into the cultural commentary this movie contemplates.

Maverick Dickson, with his co-host Avalon Dickson, take apart the plot line of Arrival, released in 2019 with Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. An alien movie with unique twists and turns, Maverick and Avalon deal with the issues surrounding time, visions, aliens, linguistics, and more as they discuss the merit of this academy award nominated movie.

A Lost Plot: Every other week we will be releasing new content reviewing a cinematic masterpiece, where we analyze and critique the greatest plot lines in cinema from the past and present.