An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
An excerpt from my script review for Captain Blood (1994) which will be available 04/01/26:
2.) Plot Stability
My biggest complaint, aside from the similarities in the previous section?
Way too many sea battles.
Listen, I...
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4th Annual Golden Cagey Awards!
Nicholas Cage is here again, celebrating another year of The Golden Cagey Awards. And once...
An excerpt from my script review for Marty Supreme which will be available 03/17/26:
3.) Quality of Characters
So why didn’t I care about the story?
Marty’s a prick, plain and simple.
We’re told, as amateur...
An excerpt from my script review for The Lost Boys (1987) which will be available 03/09/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
So…my biggest complaint with the script…
Page 14:
A loud rock group performs.
Talk about underselling it!!!
This...
An excerpt from my script review for Sinners which will be available 03/03/26:
2.) Plot Stability
The script opens a bit differently from the film.
Here we’re presented with a burned man running from a...
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An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25:
3.) Quality of Characters
One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...
An excerpt from my script review for Ferrari which will be available 01/22/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Another biopic, a genre that seems to pop up quite a bit, especially on the Black...
An excerpt from my script review for Reptile which will be available 10/02/23:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The dialogue was actually pretty good.
First, we’re given this weird call to Summer, a Real Estate agent...
An excerpt from my script review for Nope which will be available 01/16/23:
3.) Quality of Characters
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again…please give us characters to care about.
It reminds me...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Noah which will be available 04/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the...
An excerpt from my script review for Red One which will be available 12/02/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
For some reason, after the cat waking us up and me putting him downstairs, I...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Lost Daughter which will be available 01/16/22:
What Worked
The Setup - As Hank discussed in his review for House of Mourning, small moments included in your thriller...
