What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

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....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...
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Zombies vs. Gladiators

First off, I want to apologize and this is a "Hank" review. My reviews are in no way as eloquent or visually appealing as Roy's. For that I apologize. Having said...

Monster – We Hate You Selby.

An excerpt from my script review for Monster (2003) which will be available 06/26/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat. “Monster” does not refer to the...

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – Missed Opportunities?

If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...

Weapons – Write to Reals Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25: What Worked The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....

Colossal – Troubled Romantic Trends?

The best way I can describe Colossal to you is it is Godzilla meets Heathers. The Godzilla part sure, that’s a no brainer. It has giant kaiju monsters in it. But why...

LYSISTRATA CELL – Script Review

Hi all. Today the luck of the draw yields a review of another non-linear script...sort of. LYSISTRATA CELL by OhLisa LOGLINE: When the male population of an oppressive society forces young virgins to breed through...

Aloha – WTF Did You Just Watch?

An excerpt from The Captain's film review of Aloha which will be available 8/11/15: I’m still trying to wrap my head around how this got made. Did executives read the script or did...

Voyager – Script Review

Hi all, and welcome to another week. Hope no one has a case of the Mondays. Today we're taking a look at one of those types of scripts with a twist that gets Roy...

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