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,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...
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If I Stay – Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for If I Stay which will be available 8/25/14: 1.) Marketability of the Idea It's based on a book. That little factoid alone will generate reads with folks in...

Draculette

Hi all and welcome to your weekend. (Thanks for spending a bit of it with us.) Today's project is a vampire comedy filled with sarcasm and critique of the genre. Draculette by Ervin...

Return Fire Amateur Script Review

Howdy. Today we're taking a look at Return Fire by Joe Dinicola and Anthony Davies. Before I start, I want to give my two cents here. I'm confused why this is on the...

Argo – Script Review

Hi all. When I first heard about this film, I was interested. The story of the Iran Hostage Crisis hits a personal note with me in that my birthday shares that same...

Touching Blue

Hank here. Headed back to Amazon Studios to check out another script that they seem to be excited about. Today's pick is Touching Blue (which I thought was about someone jumping high and touching...

5 Questions for Writing Good Characters

We had a discussion on the forums where Roy and I were asked how we plan out and write our characters. Personally, I didn't have a process, other than writing a character down...

Virtual PitchFest – WtR Promo

Dear Write to Reelers, As many of you know, screenwriter/member Pete Bridges just sold a spec script to Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment! Pete started through the screenwriting website, Virtual Pitch Fest, where he...

The Equalizer – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for The Equalizer Script which will be available 9/29/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Equalizer Script Review. 1.) Marketability of the Idea It's a...

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