What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...
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The Belko Experiment – Escalating a Contained Plot

An excerpt from my script review for The Belko Experiment which will be available 07/10/17: 2.) Plot Stability Most of you know by now, but… Big fan of contained here. To me there’s nothing more challenging...

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...

Lost City of Z – Crafty Character Description

An excerpt from my script review for Lost City of Z which will be available 04/24/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Motivation. Your hero needs it. Why does Percy want to go back to the jungle? Because...

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...

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...

Best Movies of 2017!

Before we get down to the top 10 films I thought where the best, I thought I’d talk a little about some runner-ups that didn’t make the cut. 2017 had a ton...

Gone Girl – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Gone Girl which will be available 10/22/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Gone Girl script review. 2.) Plot Stability Carson sent out an...

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...

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