Author Details
Stephen has written for Screen Rant since 2016. Stephen sees movies as achievements in art, business, entertainment, and technical craftsmanship, and loves diving deep into the rabbit holes of learning in each of those areas as he strives to better understand and write about the movies we love and the people and industry that makes them.
Industry Focus
Stephen writes features about all manner of movies and TV, focusing on data and analytics such as box office, streaming numbers, and Rotten Tomatoes. Additionally, Stephen will take deep dives into the intricacies of the movie and TV industry to write about how the industry works and other complicated issues.
Favorite Media
As a co-host of the Batman v Superman: By the Minute podcast, Stephen has a strong appreciation for Zack Snyder's movies as well as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and anything steeped in mythology. Stephen loves polarizing movies that start a conversation but thinks arguing over whether something is "good" or "bad" is the most boring way to talk about movies.
Latest Articles
The Town Ending Explained
The Town is about a gang of bank robbers from Charlestown in Boston led by Ben Affleck's Doug MacRay, who falls in love with a bank robbery hostage.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Ending Explained
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi tells the story of the soldiers who defended American bases during the 2012 attacks, but how accurate is it?
Pacific Rim Ending Explained
After giant Kaiju from another dimension attack Earth, the Jaeger program is formed to build giant robots to fight back before it's too late.
The Devil Wears Prada Ending Explained
In The Devil Wear's Prada, Andy (Anne Hathaway) gets a job as assistant to high-powered, demanding fashion editor, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep).
The Mummy 2017 Ending Explained
The ending of Tom Cruise's 2017 The Mummy was supposed to kick off Universal's Dark Universe of monster movies before it bombed at the box office.
Locked In Ending Explained
After Katherine's mysterious hit-and-run accident, a nurse tries to unravel a murder plot involving her adopted daughter and family doctor.
Quiz Lady Ending Explained
After Annie goes viral answering quiz show questions on her couch, she has to team up with her sister, Jenny, to pay back their mom's gambling debt.
Fingernails Ending Explained: What Does the Test Actually Mean?
The computer says Anna and Ryan are a perfect match in Fingernails but is the fingernail test even the best way of determining if a couple is in love?
Nyad Ending Explained
Nyad is Netflix's true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad's numerous attempts to complete the swim 100+ miles from Cuba to Florida at age 64.
A Beautiful Mind Ending Explained
A Beautiful Mind is the partially-true story of Nobel Prize winning mathematician John Nash (Russel Crowe) and his struggle with schizophrenia.
American History X Ending Explained
American History X is the story of Derek Vinyard, a former neo-Nazi gang leader trying to stop his brother, Danny, from following in his footsteps.
Cobweb Ending Explained: What Happened to Sarah?
Cobweb is a horror movie about a troubled young boy who hears tapping in his walls and discovers his family might not be as innocent as they seem.
The Lion King (1994) Ending Explained
The Lion King is one of Disney's most popular animated movies about the Lion cub Simba who has to reclaim his father's kingdom from his uncle Scar.
Sister Death Ending Explained
Sister Death is a Spanish Netflix horror movie about a nun who begins teaching at a haunted school after a dark event during the Spanish civil war.
Pain Hustlers Ending Explained
Pain Hustlers is a Netflix movie about a corrupt pharmaceutical company bribing doctors to prescribe fentanyl, contributing to addiction and overdose.
Dances With Wolves Ending Explained
Dances With Wolves is Kevin Costner's directorial debut about a Union officer who abandons his frontier post to become friends with the Sioux natives.
Forrest Gump Ending Explained
Forrest Gump is a fictional larger-than-life story of the "slow-witted" Forrest Gump and the way he touches the lives of everyone around him.
The World of John Wick Explained
John Wick lives in an elaborately constructed shadowy underworld of assassins, gun dealers, cleaners, and more. Here's a guide to John Wick's world.
Old Dads Ending Explained
Old Dads is Bull Burr's directorial debut about a foul-mouthed Gen X dad learning to get along with millennial culture as he raises his family.
Corpse Bride Ending Explained
In Corpse Bride, Victor Van Dort accidentally pledges marriage to the corpse, Emily, and needs to find a way to properly marry Victoria instead.