The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time. Let’s just get the description...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 – The Last Good Marvel Movie?

After seeing the trailer for The Marvels in the theater, I think I can safely say that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 might possibly be the last good Marvel movie. They had...

Quarantine – Forget Covid…Worry About Rabies!

An excerpt from my script review for Quarantine (2008) which will be available 04/13/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue was fine for this type of project. Would Quarantine win major awards for Best Screenplay? Probably not because it’s not...

F Valentine’s Day – What does it remind YOU of?

God, what is that smell? Did you shit yourself? Something is in the air. Oh wait, I know what it is. It’s love. Love is in the air again and it smells...

Tomorrow War – The Capn’s Take

I was damn well convinced this was a David S. Goyer film. It had all the trappings of one without actually being one. If that makes any sense. He’s hard to explain, David...

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...

Project Power – Benefits of Being “On the List”

An excerpt from my script review for Project Power which will be available 08/17/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Originally titled Power and a former Hit List script, I believe. (Someone somewhere told me it was on...

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...

Write to Reals: Detroyer (2019) – That’s Nicole Kidman?

Since the Captain is doing a review of John Wick 3 this week (which is freaking great, by the way!) I thought that I might review another action-like piece. OK, full disclosure, this isn't...

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