The Lost Boys – Gratuitous Sax Done Right.

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...

Sinners – Two brothers walk into a vampire bar…

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...

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...
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Oppenheimer – You’re NOT Chris Nolan!

An excerpt from my script review for Oppenheimer which will be available 10/17/23: 5.) Format From time to time we here at Write to Reel like to tell you who you aren’t. Please understand, this isn’t...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Chimera (aka Ghost Ship) – A Study in Horror (Part Two)

An excerpt from my script review for Chimera (aka Ghost Ship) which will be available 09/23/24: 2.) Plot Stability My thoughts and feelings have been mentioned on this site before, so apologies if you’re...

Anora – What did I miss?

An excerpt from my script review for Anora which will be available 03/03/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description The annoying versus the absurd. The youngest watched Jojo Rabbit yesterday. It was appropriate since that was another project...

Salem’s Lot – You’re NOT Stephen King…but could you be?

An excerpt from my script review for Salem's Lot (1979) which will be available 10/21/24: 2.) Plot Stability In typical Stephen King fashion, at least in his earlier works, we’re presented with a little...

I Saw the TV Glow – Careful wasting your time…

An excerpt from my script review for I Saw the TV Glow which will be available 02/24/25: 2.) Plot Stability Two things led to the mediocre story we were delivered here. The first was the...

The Sting – Does it still hold up? (…and RIP Robert Redford)

An excerpt from my script review for The Sting (1973) which will be available 09/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So…this was started yesterday, but mom is visiting from Florida all week. Over the weekend we...

Heretic – Anticipate your audience.

An excerpt from my script review for Heretic which will be available 11/18/24: 2.) Plot Stability Having run long in my complaints in the first section, I’m going to try and be more focused...

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