Madame Web – A new review style for the Cap’n?

In the expansive realm of cinematic storytelling, "Madame Web" emerges as a beacon of creativity, weaving together a tapestry of intrigue, adventure, and existential exploration. Directed by a visionary filmmaker and brought...

Write to Reals: The Strangers 2 – Prey at Night

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24: What Worked The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...

Road House: Remake vs Original

An excerpt from my script review for Road House which will be available 03/25/24: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, before we get into the original, did anyone watch the remake? Don’t let me ruin it for...

Dune: Part 2 – The Cap’n Weighs In!

If given the option, I never go with IMAX, as it costs a whole hell of a lot more and I hate assigned seating like you’re attending a baseball game or you’re...

Shutter Island – NOT the kind of contained we mean.

An excerpt from my script review for Shutter Island (2010) which will be available 03/12/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea We’re constantly telling you to consider writing a contained horror. Why? Because it’s one of...

No One Lives – Need more than “weird for weird’s sake”?

An excerpt from my script review for No One Lives (2012) which will be available 03/05/24: 3.) Quality of Characters Emma and Driver. We’re presented with this really weird dynamic, which is good, but it’s...
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Hi all. Today's script caught me a bit off guard. I hadn't even known it was an idea for a film, let alone a script until I saw it during a preview with the...

Blood and Fire

Hank here. This is my first REQUESTED review from Amazon Studios which I'm excited about. *Sidenote* Thanks to Lauri for taking my review in stride, and sorry I misspelled your name. Today's review is of...

Storm Dragons

Today we're taking a look at Storm Dragons by Leonardo Reis. Since Leonardo is more or less creating an entire world from scratch, here's the logline: The ancient Covenant of the Dragon decrees that...

Ready Player One – Who is the film’s target audience?

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Contagion – We’re living it!

An excerpt from my script review for Contagion which will be available 04/06/20: 2.) Plot Stability Over the weekend I had an urge to tweet as I feel the US is relying too much...

Where are they now – 5/18

Today I wanted to take a look back at some of our earlier reviews. When Roy and I started, we had no clue if this would be beneficial or not. We knew...

Oblivion – Script Review

Hi all. Today's script is something a lot of people have been excited about. The script alone has been one of the more sought after so far this year. (Especially when you take...

The Babysitter – 2017 Horror Month Part 1!

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