Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...
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The Happytime Murders – What Noir aspect is as overused as the Wilhelm Scream?

I guess I knew from the trailer that maybe this film wasn’t going to do well in theaters. You usually walk away with one of two feelings after your first screening of...

Write to Reel Q4 2015 Contest Winners!

Hi all. Finally done reading and comparing all the notes. Remember our focus was on marketability of the idea being presented given the scripts that were submitted. With that said, I was truly surprised by...

Justice League – Good Things Take Time…

Justice League is a hilariously bad, Frankensteined together, clusterfuck that needed not only another year to work on the CGI but also a complete rewrite of the script, because this thing makes...

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...

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...

Spy – Another Notch on Her Belt

An excerpt from my script review for Spy which will be available 06/15/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Write several other hits, then get Melissa McCarthy attached to yet another one of your scripts,...

Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood – The Origins of Captain Peachfuzz

I had plans to break this review up into 2 reviews, one half talking about all of Quentin Tarantino’s other films and saving the second half for my official review of Once...

Passengers – Good Sci-fi Fun

An excerpt from my script review for Passengers which will be available 01/03/17: 2.) Plot Stability Again, this story hits all the marks in a way that entertains us, not including certain beats simply...

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