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25. The Phoenician Scheme – 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...
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...
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...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...
An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
The Captain tortures himself with what was meant to be a family friendly review. Naturally, things go wrong...
Nine Lives
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a review and I thought...
An excerpt from my script review for Sicario which will be available 11/02/15:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Dialogue was a real issue for me.
The whole Alejandro voice-over could easily be left out. The...
This marks my first ever review of a Japanese yakuza film… that was directed by a white French guy. Honestly though, I had to double check who made this because it felt...
Recently I’ve been watching this guy’s Youtube channel where he hoards up on blurays and DVDs. And it got me thinking about my own collection. I used to have a pretty extensive...
There’s not a single trailer I can think of that I’ve rewatched more times than the trailer for Mandy. Like the film itself, it transfixes you, drawing you in, wanting more. It’s...
Part 2 of our Super Duper Special Halloween 3 Double Feature!
(Don't miss Part One.)
And now, The Captain's review of this classic, classic film...
https://youtu.be/zKNIqG9J2KU
It’s that time of year again, time to watch Season...
Happy Sunday one and all.
Today we're taking a look at a project, that isn't necessarily bad, but gives us a good example of one thing, the importance of the logline.
Let's take a...
Hi all.
Welcome to another Saturday Edition of Hank Unleashed.
Today's script take's us down to the Florida Everglades in search of the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Interestingly enough, doing a bit of research, I found out...
