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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Write to Reals: Killers of the Flower Moon – Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Killers of the Flower Moon which will be available 12/11/23: What Worked An Important Subject - The treatment of the Osage people and how their tribe was attacked...

Me Him Her…And the Cap’n!

The Captain gives his thoughts on Max Landis's directorial debut! Will he like it? https://youtu.be/ihoO3T0MUxk I’m gay for this movie! I loved it. But I know there are some who will hate it....

Patient Zero – Should we stop trusting film trailers?

Where to start with this movie... I know, let’s start with how unoriginal the plot is. It’s basically I Am Legend. Not even just a little bit like it, but blatantly I...

Say Hello to our Forums.

That's right. We've got them, and hopefully you want them. As Roy and I are always saying, our overall goal is to create a supportive screenwriting community, and part of that is having a...

Rogue One – A New Hope for Star Wars Films

This week the Captain takes a look at something he admits he's not a fanboy of...Star Wars. Will he be able to stomach the newest installment of the franchise? Rogue One: A Star Wars...

Kidnap – Critics Be Damned!

I was debating if I should review this one or not. Mainly because every single review I’ve seen of this film has torn it apart. Critics hate this movie so much it...

Straight Outta the Movies!

An excerpt from The Captain's thoughts on Straight Outta Compton which will be available 09/7/15: The film starts out in the late 80’s, Dr. Dre is having a hard time trying to make...

Write to Reals – True Lies 2 by Jeff Eastin: Unproduced Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for True Lies 2 (Unproduced) by Jeff Eastin which will be available 08/24/18: What Needs Work -- Pg. 1 - Already some massive walls of text and dialogue....

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