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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Script Links 7-23-12

Hi all. Next week we start our new schedule. With that in mind we want to get these links out early hoping that you can follow along with us next week. Monday 7/23 Eons...

Script Links 10-22-12

Hi all.  It's Wednesday already. Monday 10/22 127 HOURS by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Logline: A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures...

Bill and Ted Face the Music – A Film with Nostalgia!

The last time we saw Bill and Ted was way back in 1991. I’m not sure if you remember this, but 1991 was a great year for movies. Maybe one if not...

Murder on the Orient Express – The Virtue of Timeless Mystery

An excerpt from my script review for Murder on the Orient Express which will be available 12/04/17: 2.) Plot Stability Can a novel written in 1934 still be relevant and excite modern day audiences? 3way...

Script Links 8-20-12

Hi all. As you'll notice below, Roy and I have made a slight change to our weekly schedule. We're switching to two reviews a week and one article. Two reasons for this. First, the return on...

The Hateful Eight – Or Django 2, Now with MORE N Word!

My script review for The Hateful Eight which will be available 01/04/15: Hi all. Happy New Year! With that fun little greeting out of the way... You’re not Quentin Tarantino. Before we start ANYTHING, that needs to...

The Revenant – Hardy > DiCaprio?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfj1VCg16Y When Hank said I should do a review of The Revenant, I was a bit puzzled. I already did a review of The Revenant a couple of years ago. It was awesome!...

Saving Mr. Banks – Spoon Full of Snobby Author

An excerpt from my script review for Saving Mr. Banks which will be available 02/22/16: 2.) Plot Stability There are two storylines. The primary being Walt Disney trying to convince Pamela Travers that he won’t...

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