Write to Reals: Alien 3 – Check it out before Romulus?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Alien 3 which will be available 08/20/24: What Worked The Length - 96 pages (including the title page) was a pretty solid length for this story. I will...

Deadpool & Wolverine: Did YOU like the film?

I’ll start this review off with a warning. If you have not seen Deadpool & Wolverine yet, please do so before reading any further. I implore you to go out and see...

Gambit – Revisting this Cancelled X-Men Script

An excerpt from my script review for the 2015 unproduced Gambit script which will be available 08/08/24: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, so here’s a little background from SK’s review of the Gambit script… Gambit was...

The Descent (2005) – “Top” Horror

An excerpt from my script review for The Descent which will be available 07/24/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Some weeks I’m completely clueless on what to review. Scripts for films out in theaters are...

What Could Have Been: Red Palms (Vintage 1993 Action)

An excerpt from my script review for Red Palms (Unproduced Action script) which will be available 07/17/24: 2.) Plot Stability My biggest issue here was that it took too long to get Tommy and...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Worthy of the Franchise?

Being the giant fan that I am of the Beverly Hills Cop movies, I jumped for joy (no actual jumping took place) at the thought of another film added to the franchise...
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The Holdovers – Is part of this story familiar?

An excerpt from my script review for The Holdovers which will be available 02/05/24: 3.) Quality of Characters Paul and Angus play well off each other. Paul thinks Angus has potential, and Angus acts out...

Equalizer 3 – The Final Installment?

I don’t remember much about Equalizer 2 only that I enjoyed it, and it had Pedro Pascal as the main villain. That came out 5 years ago. So, about a year less...

Horror Month 2022 – Week 2!

Grimcutty – I do like the concept of this one, where parents have so much anxiety over their kids, they manifest this boogeyman who attacks them, making them worry even more for their...

Horror Month 2023 – Week 4!

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

Horror Month 2022 – Week 3!

Vesper – Not exactly a horror film, more dystopian sci-fi. But it does have some horror elements to it that were pretty good. The film in general was actually pretty good. Mutated plant...

Wonka – So you wanna write a musical…

An excerpt from my script review for Wonka which will be available 01/08/24: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’re going to spend most of our time. Pitching a spec script is quite the challenge. Pitching...

The Hills Have Eyes 2 – …not great.

An excerpt from my script review for The Hills Have Eyes 2 which will be available 04/23/24: 2.) Plot Stability Again…think Predator but a bunch of influencers before there was influencing. We’re going to pit these strong,...

Totally Killer – The Cap’n looks at Horror Comedy!

If you’re looking for a horror comedy this month, Amazon Prime has you covered. https://youtu.be/vNm3VPPKEQI After watching the trailer for this teen 80’s time traveling slasher, I was not amused. The humor did not...

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