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...

Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

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...

The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

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...

The Running Man – Still a classic.

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...

Prey – Can you reboot an original?

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...

Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

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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Dope – Cultural References Can Improve Tone

An excerpt from my script review for Dope which will be available 09/08/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Both were filled with (mostly) smart cultural references. It was surprisingly fun to hear characters say things that...

Smoke and Mirrors – Divinity and Trickery

(Thanks to our friend in the forums, SolomonKane, for weighing in on this much discussed, yet still unproduced, screenplay!!!) Smoke and Mirrors Writers: Lee Batchler and Janet Scott Batchler Plot/Logline: In 1856, Jean-Pierre Robert-Houdin, inventor...

Script Links 5-21-12

Hi all. Here's what's on the agenda for this week. Wednesday 5/23 Mythical by Charles Martin Two teens find the burnt corpse of a soldier desert that turns out to be a zombie with super powers....

Amazon Studios: The Next Major Hollywood Player

An excerpt from our Weekly Beat article on Amazon Studios which will be available 1/23/15: ...Roy Price is the executive in charge of Amazon Studios and will be overseeing Ted Hope’s development team....

Get Out – Missed Plot Opportunities?

An excerpt from my script review for Get Out which will be available 02/27/17: SPOILERS AHEAD! 2.) Plot Stability Before I go too far into this, I must state that I DID enjoy this script. But...

Write to Reals: Hell Fest – Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Hell Fest which will be available 04/12/21: What Needs Work The Killer - This is part of what I believe made my initial viewing of the film so...

Let Us Prey – The Importance of Titles

Reals was kind enough to share an essay he wrote for Mitch Smith Media. What’s In A Name?  Let Us Prey and the Importance of Titles Hello dear friends and readers! After discussing limited-location scripts with...

Bone Movie – Happy Cannibal-ween?

An excerpt from The Captain's film review of Bone Tomahawk which will be available 8/25/14: Back to the film. Oddly enough, a lot of the dialogue I had issue with really worked in...

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