What Could Have Been: Elementary by Brian Helgeland

An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25: 2.) Plot Stability Was a very fun and engaging story. If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...

Wag the Dog – More Relevant than Ever?

An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV. This is a line that Brean...

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – Missed Opportunities?

If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...

The Swallow – Can this Bloodlist script be improved?

An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25: 2.) Plot Stability For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...

Elevator Game – Horror Written Right

An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early. The legend...

Write to Reals: Final Destination’s X-Files Origins

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25: What Worked The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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Hanks Thoughts – Walking Dead Season 3

Hi all. Okay, so the wife and I didn't want to watch The Walking Dead initially, since we're BIG BABIES and get frightened easy. Due to lack of the DVR being empty...

Wednesday Pilot Script – The Thing is TONE!

An excerpt from my script review for the Wednesday Netflix Series which will be available 01/30/23: 4.) Dialogue and Description This is one of the things that stands out about the project…the tone. Even if...

Agent 47 – Why Skip Woods is Awesome

An excerpt from The Captain's review of the Hitman: Agent 47 film which will be available 9/20/15: I hate Skip Woods. I’ve never met him, I don’t know who he is, but just...

Buried – Script Review

Script: Buried by Chris Sparling Logline: Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a...

Barbie – Do’s and Don’ts in Dialogue and Description

An excerpt from my script review for Barbie which will be available 01/01/24: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue was fine, especially because of things like the above point. For instance on page 8 where...

Where to Mine Ideas for Your Contained Thriller

Hi all. I wanted to take a break from reviews today, and present an idea that I've been wanting to discuss for some time. Lately, I've had quite a few more requests on my...

Evil Dead Rise – And the PROBLEM with Remakes.

I want to take a second of two to talk about the state of remakes these days. At the same time, I think also maybe touch on why it upsets a group...

Tridecagon

Hi all, and Happy Saturday. Hank here. Today we take a look at Tridecagon by BS Kalsi. Logline: It's a story of how a good, happy-go-lucky young man turns evil. A more appropriate version...

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