F Valentine’s Day – What does it remind YOU of?

God, what is that smell? Did you shit yourself? Something is in the air. Oh wait, I know what it is. It’s love. Love is in the air again and it smells...

Superman – Skip the Origin Story!

An excerpt from my script review for Superman (2025) which will be available 02/09/26: 2.) Plot Stability The thing I liked about this, and Matt Reeves The Batman, is that we’re moving away from including...

The 25 Worst Films of 2025

The Captain's List is in!!! 25. The Phoenician Scheme â€“ It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...

Weapons – Revisited!

An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26: 3.) Quality of Characters Before we go too far into this… Maddie’s voice over in the beginning. She opens the story, but then...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...

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...
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Bone Tomahawk – Presently Absent Necessary Horror

An excerpt from my script review for Bone Tomahawk which will be available 10/26/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Aside from the dramatically over detailed intros given for characters, which we’ll cover in a second,...

The Magnificent Seven – Is just an entertaining story enough anymore?

An excerpt from my script review for The Magnificent Seven which will be available 10/24/16: 2.) Plot Stability This script was entertaining. My question here is, by itself, is entertaining the audience, with minimal twists,...

LIFE – In relation to your writing…

An excerpt from my script review for Life which will be available 03/27/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea If you’re a querying amateur like me, you’ve probably been given this rejection multiple times… “The script...

Triple 9 – NOT Herman Cain’s Tax Plan!

An excerpt from my script review for Triple 9 which will be available 8/25/14: 3.) Quality of Characters If your story has a large list of characters, remember to serve them to your reader...

Overlord – Hell of an end to Horror Month

I would love to tell you all I’ve been super busy the last couple of weeks since Horror Month ended, that’s why I haven’t done a review since Halloween. But honestly, the...

Kidnap – Description the WORKS!

An excerpt from my script review for Kidnap which will be available 08/07/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description The style of description in this script is something worth emulating. Gone are the days where a script...

Thin Blue Veins – Blood List: Fresh Blood 2020 Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for Thin Blue Veins which will be available 01/25/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description Having a unique and entertaining tone is something to shoot for. I’ve discussed countless times the...

Q4 Mini Contest Public Entries

Hi all. Our first ever contest is now closed for Public Entries. Best of luck to the entrants, and STAY TUNED for the winners! $100 entry fee (also includes detailed notes from Hank). 10 spots total,...

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