An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Was a very fun and engaging story.
If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...
An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV.
This is a line that Brean...
If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...
An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25:
2.) Plot Stability
For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...
An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25:
2.) Plot Stability
First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early.
The legend...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25:
What Worked
The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from my script review for Logan which will be available 12/18/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Both portions were really well done.
This film set a really high bar with the following trailer, one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA
I was a pretty big X-Men fan during the 90’s. I still have binders filled with cards somewhere. I even collected the Hi-C box juice tie-in. They had cards on the back...
The Captain weighs in on the newest Coen Bros. picture. Will his thoughts mirror my own issues with the script?
https://youtu.be/kMqeoW3XRa0
I never got around to seeing this when it came out in...
An excerpt from my script review for Green Room which will be available 05/30/16:
2.) Plot Stability
It’s amazing how a good plot can originate from an everyday mistake.
The brilliance of this script is...
Hi all.
Welcome to another Saturday with your ol' pal Hank.
Today we're headed down to HOTlanta and hitting some of the shadier neighborhoods around the city.
War and Pain by D.K.
Logline: Huck wants to...
Part 2, and the one we've all REALLY been waiting for. The Captain defends his choices for THE WORST films of 2016.
Spoofs. Sequels NOBODY wanted. Generic horror. Oscar...
Great title!
Great genre!
The Captain himself takes a look at this instant cult classic for you.
(Read more of his great Horror Reviews here.)
http://youtu.be/7onFrBK_hKE
It's the end of Horror Month and I think it's fitting...
Hi all.
Happy Day of Independence! (Day late on the blog, our apologies.)
To all our French readers out there, thank you. And to our English ones…things worked out for the best, right?
The Neon...
