Jacob's LRF Blog

So, I'm going to keep this short, sweet, and to the point regarding this blog point. As many of you know by now, I recently released a movie called D.I.C.K, a story about an absolute manchild who ran his own authoritarian country from his backyard. My thought process was to try and satirize the idea of dictatorships and fascist regimes by using a complete loser as a sort of "avatar" for these awful rulers, and when I first wrote it, I thought it was funny. I thought it was a perfect fit for the dark comedy genre and went from there. In retrospect, I should have completely rewritten the whole movie, because put simply, this movie wasn't very good. Like at all. In fact, I will go as far as to say, that this is now, in my opinion, the worst movie I have ever written for this studio. From the main character that makes Sade look tame, to the supporting cast that gets wasted thanks to all the nonsense that goes on during the movie, the hamfisted way I tried to work with the...

Hey guys, its been a while. I guess you're probably wondering where I've been and what's going on. Well, that's what this post is about. Before I go any further, I do want to address the timing of this post. Yes, I am aware that it us coming off the disappointing performance of Idlewild Ranch. I assure you, however, that this is a decision that I have wrestled with for months. When I first came into Last Resort Films, I was a high school senior with big dreams and aspirations. I had settled on a career in Creative Writing by this point, as I had always loved making stories and crafting worlds with characters. Sure, a lot of what I wrote wasn't great, but I had fun doing it, and that was what mattered most. Five years have passed since then, we're just now wrapping up Season 27. I've been around for eighteen seasons and during that time, I've made and lost friends, was a founding member of a Discord server, watched it go up in flames only to form a new on...

As of writing this, June 16, 2023, it will have been a little over four years since I first joined Last Resort Films. In that time, I’ve written over forty films, thirty-eight released, three more to come next season (Get Georgie, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Idlewood Ranch).  Of these films, the following have received nominations: Time Passages, Zoe Maye, Accordion de Chanson, The Youngest Hart, Kazaria, INFINITY, Golden Girl, Gathering of the Wolves and E.P. None of them were successful. And then came Tara’s Web. My first attempt at an erotic film. And the next thing you know, I obtained my first GRA trophy for best actress, Victoria Pendretti taking home the prize. I’ll admit, it’s pretty wild. Sure, this had been a weak category this year and it was probably expected that Victoria would stand a fighting chance given LRF’s recent interest with femme-fatale like characters, but you never take these moments for granted. The moment you win an award for something, you wear it with...

Two years ago, I posted a ranking of every film I had written for Last Resort Films up to that point. It was a fun way to celebrate all the hard work I had put into the studio during this time and I was satisfied with how it all turned out. This year marks the fourth anniversary of my joining the studio and let me tell you, it has been a journey. I've made many new friends and learned a lot about the art of film-writing from being a member of this community. It's also been fun letting my imagination run wild with some of the movies I've written. On that note, there have been quite a bit more movies released since I posted the original list and as a result, a lot has changed. Given this, I've decided to revisit this topic and touch upon every move I've released. Given there's 35 films in total, I've decided to divide it into three parts. Today, I'll be sharing the bottom 10. As we get closer to the season's end, I'll introduce the middle 15. Once ...

  Alternative Title: Jacob’s victory lap. First off, I'd like to apologize for the delay of this blog post. Would have gotten to it sooner but real life got in the way (school). No worries! We should be back up at running now. On with the post! History! I’ve been around for almost twenty season at this point. I’ve made a lot of movies during this time. Some good, some bad, most average. But the one that stood on top when it came to review scores was Accordion de Chanson. My first attempt at an animated film for the studio may not have been a box office draw, but it scored well with critics, getting a 74 on Metascore on top of its two nominations in GRA. Why do I remind of this film? Well, I think what I’m about to say next may put things into perspective. Accordion de Chanson? You’ve been dethroned. EP is now my highest scoring movie. And here’s the ironic part, it also failed at the box office! If you saw the post I sent out in latest releases threads, or received a DM from me, yo...

Hello everyone! Welcome to another film look through. Today, we'll be taking a deep dive into my newest film, a movie I've been most excited about. That movie is the Sofia Copolla drama, E.P. This movie, I'd argue, has been a year in the making. Now on the surface, that sounds like hyperbole. However, in this case, it's true. Allow me to explain why. Background: Our story begins in the year 2020 with the tragic death of Alex Trebek. The producers of Jeopardy, then led by Mike Richards were tasked with leading a search to find a new host. During this time, there were a lot of big names being brought in, people such as Anderson Cooper, Bill Whitaker, George Stephanopoulos, and David Faber were brought in for their credentials, Ken Jennings and Buzzy Cohen also stopped by (Jennings is now currently one of the co-hosts of Jeopardy alongside Mayim Bilak and Cohen hosted last year's tournament of champions), we even had Aaron Rodgers, Joe Buck, LeVar Burton and, yes, Mehm...

Well, hot damn. I expected this movie to succeed in the box office, it’s got animals and characters kids will love after all. I was not expecting Khumba to be not just my highest grossing film, but the highest grossing of the season so far. Given my struggles in the box office, to hold the top spot right now is pretty awesome. It also gives me hope for the next few movies on my docket. Hope that they too can become successes in the box office. I’ll tell you more about my next movie ina moment, but first. I want to talk about the biggest issue people had regarding the movie. Convoluted Backstory: Remember when I said it was important for a children’s film to have a simple plot? Well, it seems I didn’t practice what I preached. While the film was decently reviewed by critics, the biggest issue was that when it came to this movie, it tried way too hard to explain it’s genetic elements. Yeah, they’re right on that. In retrospect, I spent too much time focusing on how Khumba could be a rela...