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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Wind River – Using Subtext and Tone

An excerpt from my script review for Wind River which will be available 08/14/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Subtext and tone. Your script should have both. Both were established early on in this script...

No One Will Save You – Limited to No Dialogue? No Problem!

An excerpt from my script review for No One Will Save You (Hulu) which will be available 09/25/23: 4.) Dialogue and Description What do you do if you’re not going to have any dialogue? This! This...

Mr. Right – Landis is On Fire!

https://youtu.be/2TatqilQ8rI Max is on fire! And his rainbow hair looks delicious. The guy is a spec selling fool. But let’s talk about the last of his pitched films. So Max pitched a bunch...

Horror Month 2020: Week 3 and Top 10 New Horror Movies!

Kind of a dead final week for me in terms of movie watching. I still had a few left I wanted to check out, but nothing was really screaming to be watched....

Ingrid Goes West – Wrong message sent?

An excerpt from my script review for Ingrid Goes West which will be available 08/28/17: 2.) Plot Stability Starting off, I don’t get the whole "Instagram Celebrities" thing. Personally, I use Instagram for marketing purposes...

Get Hard – Buddy the Elf 2?

An excerpt from my script review for Get Hard which will be available 04/06/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Blocks of description. Not walls of it, just mostly blocks, but you all know better. Break...

The Unseen – Forcing Two Plot-lines Together Doesn’t Always Pan Out

It’s the 4th of July and what better way to celebrate than to review a Canadian film. Meet Bob. Saying Bob’s life sucks is a bit of an understatement. His wife has left...

Ray Gunn – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Ray Gunn which will be available 9/08/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Ray Gunn Script Review. 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was...

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