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...

Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...
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Kidnap – Description the WORKS!

An excerpt from my script review for Kidnap which will be available 08/07/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description The style of description in this script is something worth emulating. Gone are the days where a script...

Overlord – Hell of an end to Horror Month

I would love to tell you all I’ve been super busy the last couple of weeks since Horror Month ended, that’s why I haven’t done a review since Halloween. But honestly, the...

Criminal – “Too Perfect” Characters?

An excerpt from my script review for Criminal which will be available 04/18/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Following the argument that a decent amount of the plot is too convenient, it’s our duty to...

Morgan – Know your genre, write within it.

An excerpt from my script review for Morgan which will be available 09/27/16: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This script committed the careless sin of not picking a genre and sticking to it. The story...

Script Links 9-3-12

Hi all. Hopefully you've had a chance to see the new Top Ten list, over to the right in the sidebar or on our forums. Anyway, here's what we're planning for next week. Monday 9/3 Forgetting...

Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood – The Origins of Captain Peachfuzz

I had plans to break this review up into 2 reviews, one half talking about all of Quentin Tarantino’s other films and saving the second half for my official review of Once...

What Could Have Been Pt. 3: Nautica Script

An excerpt from my script review for Nautica which will be available 2/23/15: 2.) Plot Stability Very sound plot. Like I mentioned above, I was kept on my toes the entire time trying to figure...

Venom – The Cap’n steals more than just your attention in this one!

I know this isn’t exactly a horror film, but it is about a monster going around eating people, so I say it counts. One thing I can say about the film right...

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