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25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...
An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26:
3.) Quality of Characters
Before we go too far into this…
Maddie’s voice over in the beginning.
She opens the story, but then...
An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26:
2.) Plot Stability
This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...
An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25:
https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A
Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...
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...
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...
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An excerpt from my script review for Candyman (2021) which will be available 09/07/21:
2.) Plot Stability
Let me reiterate that this review is of an early draft, and although similar to the final product, some...
If I remember right, I called the 2018 Halloween film the best sequel in the franchise. Aside from Halloween 3 of course.
https://writetoreel.com/happy-halloween-2018-the-best-of-all-halloween-sequels
This time around I can easily say that Halloween Kills is...
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! Just maybe not between Blake Lively and director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
I really wanted to do a Valentine’s Day movie review and there...
There is a line towards the end of The Wolfman (2025) when a character says (regarding the aforementioned Wolfman): He just wants it to be over.
In the theater, I muttered, too loudly: Forget him,I want this movie to...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Crimes of the Future which will be available 06/27/22:
Hi All!
Excited today to check out a draft of a long-gestating Cronenberg project: Crimes of the Future!
This is...
I’m officially starting Horror Month early with the review of Rob Zombie’s new movie The Munsters!
Not a great start.
Why have you done this, Rob Zombie? Why?
A lot of this review most likely...
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 The Watchers (2024) which will be available 8/25/14:
2.) Plot Stability
Before I go any further, the story wasn’t bad.
In fact, I actually enjoyed it once Mina...
