The Addams Family – Character Expectations

An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25: 3.) Quality of Characters One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...

World War Z – Write description, not prose.

An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion. So this script was 120 pages of actual text....

Weapons – Can the Cap’n NOT spoil it?

On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...

Long Distance (aka Distant) – Implementing Realistic Escalation

An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability The premise of the story is solid. What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...

Weapons – Write to Reals Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25: What Worked The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....

Write to Reals: Eddington – Another Ari Aster Stinker?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25: What Needs Work A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
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War and Pain

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...

Best and Worst of 2016 – Part 2

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...

Miss Sloane – Everytown Pay Attention

An excerpt from my script review for Miss Sloane which will be available 12/12/16: 2.) Plot Stability This script hit all the points it needed to, and had the necessary twists. But we’re not going...

Lazarus Effect – Wait we can learn something?!

An excerpt from my script review for Lazarus Effect which will be available 03/09/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Plot. Dialogue. Format. Things to learn from each, but let's check out characters. The...

What Could Have Been – OR Jurassic World 2?

An excerpt from my script review for Jurassic Park 4 which will be available 6/22/15: 2.) Plot Stability To say that this script is “dead’ isn’t entirely true. Jurassic Park 4 reads like Jurassic World...

The Hollars – Is your script more than just a good trailer?

An excerpt from my script review for The Hollars which will be available 11/07/16: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, what really sold me on reading this script? Watching the trailer. https://youtu.be/gDm-hMnvB44 It’s cute, funny, and has...

Shadow in the Cloud – New Year, New…inspiration for your next horror thriller?

An excerpt from my script review for Shadow in the Cloud which will be available 01/04/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Contained horror thriller. We’re starting this year’s first review off with marketable advice. A few...

The Gift – Less than thrilling?

An excerpt from my script review for The Gift which will be available 11/09/15: 2.) Plot Stability This thriller was less than thrilling. Did it have tense situations? Certainly, but other than the very...

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