A Minecraft Movie – Are Fads a Risky Bet?

An excerpt from my script review for A Minecraft Movie which will be available 02/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Minecraft. My kids played it.  You or your kids probably played it. I tried playing it...

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...

Superman – Skip the Origin Story!

An excerpt from my script review for Superman (2025) which will be available 02/09/26: 2.) Plot Stability The thing I liked about this, and Matt Reeves The Batman, is that we’re moving away from including...

The 25 Worst Films of 2025

The Captain's List is in!!! 25. The Phoenician Scheme â€“ 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...

Weapons – Revisited!

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...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

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...
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Write to Reals: Lou (2022)

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Lou which will be available 10/23/22: What Needed Work The Page Length - This comes in at 115 pages (114 plus the title page) which made me hesitate....

Write to Reals: The Strangers 2 – Prey at Night

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24: What Worked The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...

Horror Month 2023 – Week 4!

Finishing out the month! (And don't forget to check out Week 3!) Apocalypse Clown â€“ Not a horror film, I would say the title is a bit misleading, but I guess it did deliver what...

Oxygen – Cool example of Contained

An excerpt from my script review for Oxygen which will be available 05/12/21: 2.) Plot Stability It was a cool little story. The thing to remember about contained plots is… Make mountains out of mole hills. I...

Final Destination – THIS is what launched the franchise?

An excerpt from my script review for Final Destination which will be available 05/05/25: 2.) Plot Stability With Final Destination: Bloodlines coming out later this month, I wanted to take a look at the original. In fact,...

Cry Macho – More Eastwood

An excerpt from my script review for Cry Macho which will be available 09/27/21: 3.) Quality of Characters Remember when he talked to the chair? https://youtu.be/MsndkdlXyS4 That’s what I get called back to anytime I read/watch...

2nd Annual Golden Cagey Awards: The Very Best Films of 2023

The lights dimmed and the audience took their seats, anticipation rose in the air like a tangible force. The stage was set with a grandness never before seen at any award show.The...

Seance – Use Common Sense and Caution with Characters

An excerpt from my script review for Séance which will be available 06/07/21: 3.) Quality of Characters Setting aside the #MeToo movement entirely… As grown ass men, we should avoid writing these scripts with casts...

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