Mary Kay McBrayer 6/12/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 6/12/26

What Is DISCLOSURE DAY Saying about Aliens? Premise, Explained.

My main questions when I wondered whether to see Disclosure Day:

What is Disclosure Day trying to say about aliens?
How alien-forward is this gonna be?
Will I be too terrified to sleep after this?

Mary Kay McBrayer 6/5/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 6/5/26

6 Ways to Spot a Witch (in 17th Century Scotland)

Torture devices used to procure confessions from accused witches in 17th century Scotland.

Mary Kay McBrayer 5/15/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 5/15/26

Okay, I’ll try to explain what the “One Wish Willow” is based on in OBSESSION Movie’s Plot

If you’re interested in the concept of the One Wish Willow, it’s not just a one-off novelty gift from a New Age crystal shop. The concept of granting one wish with invariably miserable consequences goes back millennia. Here are some of those tales, explained.

Mary Kay McBrayer 4/25/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 4/25/26

MOTHER MARY Lacks Plot, but It Does Have a Magical Negro Trope and Divine / Controversial Costumes

I’m MOTHER MARY’s target demographic, the Gothic lover infatuated with high fashion and art history, and yet the only part of this film I adored was the divine costumes, which are shown in such rapid succession that I couldn’t even appreciate them.

Mary Kay McBrayer 4/24/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 4/24/26

Okay, I’ll try to Explain OVER YOUR DEAD BODY’s Ending

The film’s synopsis makes Jorma Taconne’s Over Your Dead Body sound as if it will be a thriller/comedy, but this movie goes into slasher territory.

Mary Kay McBrayer 4/24/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 4/24/26

How I Know WIDOW’S BAY Series does Right by Horror Comedy Fans, based on the Pilot Episode’s Plot

Widow’s Bay island is forty miles off New England. It’s quaint and beautiful, but its industry is dwindling. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) tries to revive the economy by pitching Widow’s Bay as a perfect tourist destination. The locals are against it—but not for the reason you’d expect.

Mary Kay McBrayer 3/13/26 Mary Kay McBrayer 3/13/26

Okay, I’ll Try to Explain UNDERTONE Movie’s Ending and Plot

In order to explain the movie’s ending, I have to dissect the plot where it unravels, and to do that, I (creative writing MFA) ended up more-or-less workshopping the script. Here are my suggestions on how the plot might have been adjusted so that the ending might have delivered.