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,...

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...
Write to Reel

Providing a step in the write direction

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.

Join our established screenwriting community

Dedicated to expanding the skills of all interested screenwriters

Most Popular

Hellraiser (2022) – Too Clean for the Cap’n?

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...

Finch – Including Story Beats

An excerpt from my script review for Finch which will be available 12/29/21: 2.) Plot Stability Hitting your beats. Save the Cat is probably the most read book about screenwriting. In it Blake Snyder discussed how most...

Horror Month 2019 – 4th and Final Week!

Hey All! Since we have all been slacking a bit on the Horror Month this year, I thought I would go ahead and get a jump on starting the discussion for our final...

The Matrix Resurrections – Should have stayed dead?

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...

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...

Nobody – Has Good Subtext

An excerpt from my script review for Nobody which will be available 04/19/21: 2.) Plot Stability First of all, my single complaint was that the Russian Mobster angle felt kind of cliché. Thinking of those two previous...

Horror Month 2024 – Week Four!

Week four is out the door! Don’t forget, each week I’ll give a quick rundown of what I watched and thought of them, usually on Sunday is when I post those. But if...

Jojo Rabbit – Should YOU Write a Satire Spec?

An excerpt from my script review for Jojo Rabbit which will be available 10/22/19: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, I love Thor: Ragnarok.  It was easily the best Thor film, and the perfect lead in...

Movie Reviews