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.
An excerpt from my script review for Free Guy which will be available 08/23/21:
2.) Plot Stability
This was a well written script.
Was it the best script I’ve ever read? No.
Is it the most...
An excerpt from my script review for The Water Man which will be available 05/24/21:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Blood List. Hit List.
Gaining notoriety via one of these lists is a good way to...
An excerpt from my script review for Blade Runner Down which will be available 03/06/23:
2.) Plot Stability
This section was my biggest complaint with the script.
So the whole script revolves around Deckard needing...
Love is in the air. That and covid. Love and covid, the new Steven Soderbergh film coming soon straight to HBOMax.
I can’t really remember the last time I reviewed a movie just...
Hank wanted to do the first Nightmare on Elm Street, which was the plan for me as well. But then I saw that the much-hated sequel was on YouTube, so I decided...
An excerpt from my script review for Hypnotic which will be available 05/22/23:
4.) Dialogue and Description
On the dialogue…
https://youtu.be/moAZ3AsyhLU
Desperado was a decent enough film, probably one of the earlier DVDs I purchased in...
To familiarize myself with the story so far in this new Halloween trilogy, I went back to check out the other two films. But not just any standard cut, as I was...
An excerpt from my script review for To Catch a Killer which will be available 08/02/23:
3.) Quality of CharactersHere’s where the main issues lie for this story.Eleanor and McKenzie.I do not buy them as an...
