Motor City: No Dialogue – good storytelling or cheap gimmick?

An excerpt from my script review for Motor City which will be available 10/04/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description You read it in the title of this review… Is the “no dialogue” a worthy storytelling method...

Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

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...
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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...

Retribution – The Necessity of Thinking Clearly.

An excerpt from my script review for Retribution which will be available 09/11/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So I finished my summer gig about two weeks ago. Should have been ready to go the...

Warfare – Can your script be mostly description and still work?

An excerpt from my script review for Warfare which will be available 05/12/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description Can you write an interesting story without any dialogue? It’s not until page 12 before we have our...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...

Smile – The Horror of washing my face…

An excerpt from my script review for Smile which will be available 02/18/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I hate washing my face. Not that I enjoy being dirty, I understand the benefits of good hygiene, but...

Horror Month 2022 – Week 1!

My Best Friend’s Exorcism – Set in the 80’s with a ton of 80’s references that I know for a fact the young cast had no idea what they were saying to one...

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...

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