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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The Shallows – Blake Buns!

https://youtu.be/EgdxIlSuB70 Look at them buns! Wedgied buns. Side buns. Sandy buns. Wet buns. Covered in blood buns. That last one, maybe not so hot. An actual shark film that wasn’t made by The...

Red Sparrow – The Captain weighs in on the “thriller” factor

Red Sparrow is an erotic spy thriller where nothing in it works. Going into it I was either expecting La Femme Nikita or Atomic Blonde. What I got was neither. At least...

Our Kind of Traitor – Can you define your script’s genre?

An excerpt from my script review for Our Kind of Traitor which will be available 07/18/16: 1.) Marketability of the Idea A high level money launderer in the Russian mob races against the clock,...

War Dogs – Don’t Get Lost in Backstory!

An excerpt from my script review for War Dogs which will be available 8/22/16: 2.) Plot Stability Better title? How to be a douchebag Jewish Stereotype. Unsure how the end product turned out, but this script...

Happy Halloween (2018) – The Best of All Halloween Sequels?

There are only two Halloween films in the franchise that I love. The original and of course, Season of the Witch, a film I reviewed for horror month a few years back....

The Revenant – Dialogue and Description can work FOR YOU!

An excerpt from my script review for The Revenant which will be available 01/11/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description Okay, I glanced at this script and sighed, remembering the absolute WALLS OF TEXT Mr. Inarritu...

2024 – New Year, New Screenwriter!

It's DAY 1 of the New Year, and you're making resolutions... What do you plan to do in 2024? Complete your first script? Polish a rewrite and start querying producers, agents and managers? Or just improve...

Script Links 11-5-12

Hi all. Here's the agenda for next week. Monday 11/5 The Fifth Element by Luc Besson Logline: In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic...

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