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...
An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely.
One...
An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25:
2.) Plot Stability
This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of.
Theaters...
I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...
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Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...
While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...
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.
An excerpt from Reals' script review for In the Tall Grass which will be available 06/22/20:
What Needed Work
The Length - The script is 112 pages, while the film is only 90 minutes, which...
I feel like I always have to start reviews like this off by letting everyone know beforehand that I’m not the biggest fan of a particular fandom. I’m not the biggest fan...
An excerpt from our Weekly Beat article Oscar Micheaux: A Symbol of the Unconquered which will be available 2/09/15:
Because it’s Oscar season and also Black history month, ScreenBeats™ takes a look at...
Wait...after all his criticism, The Cap'n actually liked it?
https://youtu.be/RfJgT89hEME
I’m guessing a lot of you skipped this one at the theaters. A sequel to a film 20 years ago? What is this, Ghostbusters?!...
An excerpt from my script review for The Imitation Game which will be available 12/15/14:
2.) Plot Stability
Going to focus on a single element for this.
Three linear stories.
A Story - Alan and his...
An excerpt from The Captain's film review of Sicario which will be available 11/12/15:
The only reason Kate was even asked to join this operation was so she could sign off on a...
Meet Milo.
Milo loves vampires. I mean, he REALLY loves vampires. So much so, he thinks he is one.
Okay, not the biggest deal, right? I’m sure it’s perfectly normal for any young…...
Hi all.
Here's what's on the agenda for this week.
Something NEW (which I believe Roy will be talking more about tomorrow) is scripts will no longer be linked to on other sites, especially...
