Final Destination – THIS is what launched the franchise?

An excerpt from my script review for Final Destination which will be available 05/05/25: 2.) Plot Stability With Final Destination: Bloodlines coming out later this month, I wanted to take a look at the original. In fact,...

Write to Reals – Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City which will be available 04/27/25: What Worked The Woman on the Road - This, I believe, is a scene from the game Resident...

Noah – Could this biblical tale be true?

An excerpt from my script review for Noah which will be available 04/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the...

Let’s Be Cops – Act 2…begin the Fun and Games!

An excerpt from my script review for Let's Be Cops which will be available 04/14/25: 2.) Plot Stability What I want to focus on is the “fun and games” aspect of this script, because...

A Minecraft Movie – Too late to be relevant?

It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review. I’ve never been all that good at them, so bear with me while I try to remember how this is done. I...

Lake Placid – Should you read this script?

An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25: 5.) Format We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading. By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...
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Write to Reals: Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. – Slasher Fun?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Bodies, Bodies, Bodies which will be available 08/22/22: Before we get started, a couple of quick things about the script and logline: The Script Now, it seems as...

Knock at the Cabin – A simple, decent “contained” idea.

An excerpt from my script review for Knock at the Cabin which will be available 02/06/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Two things this script has going for it right off the bat. First, it’s...

Horror Month 2019 – Week 2!

The Captain took the day off, so I decided to post the horror movies I saw this past week just to keep this Horror Month going! Anyone can respond with their...

Mission: Impossible Fallout – Proper Screenwriting Format?

An excerpt from my script review for Mission: Impossible Fallout which will be available 05/23/22: 5.) Format What is the acceptable format for scripts? Lucky for you there’s no exact structure, just some things that are accepted...

Write to Reals: Unfriended – What is Screenlife exactly?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Unfriended 2014 which will be available 06/12/22: Filling in for Hank this week (and posting a little early as a treat for all you readers!) and...

Horror Month 2019 – Week 3

I meant to post half of this last Friday, but I up and forgot about it. So, here is last week and this weeks movies. A lot of stinkers this time around...

Halloween Kills – Kills good. Expo bad.

An excerpt from my script review for Halloween Kills which will be available 10/18/21: 2.) Plot Stability So, which timeline is correct? The 2018 version more or less “erased” the earlier sequels, if I remember...

Black Widow – Ranking the MCU

I believe it has been almost a year since the last time I reviewed a Marvel movie. No, wait, I think it was longer than that. It seems the last Marvel superhero movie...

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