28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

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...
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Write to Reals: Crimes of the Future (aka Painkillers)

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...

Horror Month 2019 – Week 3

I meant to post half of this last Friday, but I up and forgot about it. So, here is last week and this weeks movies. A lot of stinkers this time around...

Top 10 Worst Films of 2022

(Courtesy of our very own Captain Peachfuzz.) 10. White Noise â€“ The biggest issue I had with this film was no one talks like normal people. They all talk like they’re acting; nothing feels natural...

In the Heights – Give us Character Plights we care about.

An excerpt from my script review for In the Heights which will be available 06/28/21: 3.) Quality of Characters So following along with my initial thought from the last section, we knew where this...

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – Nic Cage being Nic Cage?

An excerpt from my script review for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent which will be available 04/26/22: 3.) Quality of Characters This is where I think we should focus most of our time. If...

Mortal Kombat – Character Flaws

An excerpt from my script review for Mortal Kombat which will be available 04/26/21: 3.) Quality of Characters Cole. From what I gathered, he’s a new addition to this story. I enjoyed him, his relationship with...

Those Who Walk Away – ARE you smarter than your reader?

An excerpt from my script review for Those Who Walk Away which will be available 02/22/22: 5.) Format The Cinema of the Unsettling. https://youtu.be/RzrzOwyGQFI Part of me wanted to cut right to Gabe’s video. However, following the...

Halloween Double Feature 2024: From Dusk Till Dawn (Part 1)

Hi all. It’s that magical time of year again when the Cap’n and I do our Halloween Double Feature! This year we decided on a classic… 1.) Marketability of the Idea It’s a vampire story. Two bank...

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