An excerpt from my script review for The Hills Have Eyes 2 which will be available 04/23/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Again…think Predator but a bunch of influencers before there was influencing.
We’re going to pit these strong,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
Hi all.
Our first ever contest is now closed for Public Entries.
Best of luck to the entrants, and STAY TUNED for the winners!
$100 entry fee (also includes detailed notes from Hank).
10 spots total,...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Willy's Wonderland which will be available 02/15/21:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The teenage banter was just so painful.
It’s probably meant to be, to show how naïve they are that they’d...
An excerpt from my script review for A Quiet Place which will be available 04/10/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Is your horror “practical”?
And we’re not talking about monsters, ghosts, aliens, etc.
Audiences suspend their disbelief for...
An excerpt from my script review for Blackhat which will be available 05/03/16:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Overall the dialogue wasn’t bad, except for one major exception.
Lien.
Stereotyping Dialogue
Chen was Chinese, but it’s cited he...
Here's a brief look at my review of the Gladiator 2 script available 9/15/14.
Feel free to check out my full Gladiator 2 Script Review
6.) What I liked...
Like many of my previous reviews,...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for The King of Staten Island which will be available 01/18/21:
3.) Quality of Characters
I like Pete Davidson.
He’s in one of the best SNL skits of all...