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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Logan – Fitting Ending?

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...

Write to Reel Q4 Mini Contest

Hi all. This will be the first official Write to Reel screenplay contest, and we're still hammering out the details. We know this though...10 entrants. That's it. I wanted to email the info out ahead of...

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...

Free Fire – Making the Best of a Contained Situation

An excerpt from my script review for Free Fire which will be available 05/22/17: 2.) Plot Stability As the title to this review implies, the plot ran out of places to go. There’s only so...

ZOMGBeavers!

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...

Green Room – Always Take Your Cell Phone!

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...

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...

Hail, Caesar! – Wandering Plot Issues

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...

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