Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...

Send Help – The same, only different.

An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
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Deadpool & Wolverine: Did YOU like the film?

I’ll start this review off with a warning. If you have not seen Deadpool & Wolverine yet, please do so before reading any further. I implore you to go out and see...

Those Who Wish Me Dead – Characters We Care About

An excerpt from my script review for Those Who Wish Me Dead which will be available 05/17/21: 3.) Quality of Characters Hannah. She had this self destructive streak that seems to go beyond her tragic...

Unfriended: Part 2 – Hank’s Take on Screenlife Scripts

An excerpt from my script review for Unfriended which will be available 11/28/22: 1.) Marketability of the Idea First off…never click links in unknown emails or texts! That’s the main lesson from this review! (He says as...

Horror Month 2019 – Week 1

It's that time of year again! I'm of course referring to HORROR MONTH! A whole month where I watch noting but horror movies, review horror movies and... I guess that's about...

The Kitchen – Breaking Old Female Stereotypes?

An excerpt from my script review for The Kitchen which will be available 08/19/19: 2.) Plot Stability Again, it had a very all female Godfather 2 vibe, which didn’t concern me aside from one fact. The women...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – A whole Citadel of Spideys?

An excerpt from my script review for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse which will be available 12/05/23: 2.) Plot Stability Borderline loved it. There were a few issues I had with it, and we’ll cover that...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Worthy of the Franchise?

Being the giant fan that I am of the Beverly Hills Cop movies, I jumped for joy (no actual jumping took place) at the thought of another film added to the franchise...

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...

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