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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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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An excerpt from my script review for After Yang which will be available 05/09/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
Here is where we’re going to focus most of our attention.
What this script did really well...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Christopher McQuarrie's early draft of The Wolverine which will be available 07/07/24:
What Worked
Some Good Description - Even though this is too long, I like what the...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for an Unproduced Slasher Script which will be available 08/17/20:
What Worked
Sammy
So, I have much more to say about the sexist dialogue and descriptions in this script,...
I enjoyed the first two Creed films, mainly because it felt like another continuation of the Rocky series, which I am a big fan of. It was a way to move the...
An excerpt from my script review for Scream 5 (2022) which will be available 01/24/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Don’t call it a reboot!
But it’s not quite a sequel either, which the characters...
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...
Hi all.This year, the Cap’n and I did our double features a bit different, so feel free to check out his review of Exorcist: Believer.
Me? I'm taking the script of the original.
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I had planned to review Kate, the new Netflix action John Wick inspired film, but it sucked. The only film worth reviewing was Malignant, but Reels already called dibs on that one....
