About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Ella McCay' and critiques its narrative and character coherence.

From the Oscar-winning romantic comedy writer, director, and producer James L. Brooks, meet Ella McCay , a film The Guardian called, “...a mess—a clunky collection of incoherent characters and confounding plot that seem to defy basic story logic at every turn.” Perhaps the film is not as good as it gets? You be the judge! Check us out on... Twitter @ TSMoviePod Facebook: Time Sensitive Instagram: @ timesensitivepodcast Grab some Merch at TeePublic Big Heads Media

Topics covered

• film review
• romantic comedy
• story analysis
• character development
• Oscar-winning films

Keywords

• James L. Brooks
• Ella McCay
• film review
• romantic comedy
• The Guardian
• story logic
• character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian

Books & works: Ella McCay

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