An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
The premise of the story is solid.
What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25:
What Worked
The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25:
What Needs Work
A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
An excerpt from my script review for 28 Days Later which will be available 07/16/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Tying into the Capn’s review of the 28 Years Later, thought it would be cool to...
I’ve been debating if I should review this movie. I have pretty mixed feelings on it, and it seems I’m not alone. People are either loving it, so much so they are...
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.
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...
An excerpt from my article about Using AI to write Screenplays which will be available 04/24/23:
Prediction: Writing a screenplay is about to get a whole lot easier, but selling it…a whole lot...
I never expected going into Matrix Resurrections that I’d be watching and reviewing possibly the worst film of 2021.
This movie should have stayed dead.
In preparation for the new Matrix movie, I finally...
An excerpt from my script review for Ambulance which will be available 04/11/22:
2.) Plot Stability
Every now and then we review projects that we don’t suggest emulating.
For instance…
You’re not Quentin Taratino.
You’re not Guillermo...
It’s October, so you know what that means. Cold toilet seats. But also, the start of Horror Month!
I know Rob Zombie’s The Munsters technically kicked off Horror Month, but I reviewed it...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for a Flash Gordon Reboot (1997) which will be available 06/06/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Flash Gordon was something that amazed me that it was never remade.
At least...
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...
