Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...

KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...

Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...

The Running Man – Still a classic.

An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely. One...

Prey – Can you reboot an original?

An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25: 2.) Plot Stability This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of. Theaters...
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Sept. Amateur Monday Winner – Part 1

My script review for our September 2015 Amateur Winner, Black Swarm reviewed 09/28/15: Hi all. Winner of our September Amateur Monday Contest has been chosen, and for those of you who haven’t already checked...

Manchester by the Sea – An Unreadable Mess

An excerpt from my script review for Manchester by the Sea which will be available 12/06/16: 5.) Format .00025% of the human population has a disorder with their Corpus Callosum, the part of the...

The Jungle Cruise – Checking out an earlier draft…

An excerpt from my unproduced script review for The Jungle Cruise which will be available 08/09/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description Page 84: MACGREGOR ...Whatever you and that monster are planning, you won’t catch Captain Wolfe. He’s a master mariner....

Ex Machina – What’s the Deus?

An excerpt from my script review for Ex Machina which will be available 4/27/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Contained sci-fi thriller. I love it. This might be partial, coming from yours truly, because one of...

IT: Chapter 2 – Left with too many frustrating questions, not enough satisfied answers.

I was not a fan of the first IT film. My main grievances were as followed, too many characters that seemed interchangeable, I mean, I constantly confused the Jewish kid with...

Script Links 8-27-12

Hi all. Kids back to school and leaves starting to turn. Summers ending, which is sad since I hate cold weather. There is college football, so at least there's that. Here's what's...

Arrival – Are your characters unbelievable?

An excerpt from my script review for ARRIVAL which will be available 11/14/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Louise is completely unbelievable. A woman can’t be an intelligent linguistics professor? Certainly she can. She can’t then...

Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado – Is this series the new TAKEN?

An excerpt from my script review for Sicario 2: Soldado which will be available 07/02/18: 2.) Plot Stability Could the Sicario series be the new Taken? I’m not talking about stealing the plot, but just...

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