What Could Have Been – Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon

An excerpt from my script review for Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon which will be available 09/15/25: 2.) Plot Stability Admittedly I did minimal research before reading this script so as not to persuade my...

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....
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Brittle Innings (Unproduced) – Brittle Spirit.

An excerpt from my script review for Brittle Innings which will be available 07/30/18: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Brittle Innings. That makes me think of one of the recent Dave Chappelle specials on Netflix. https://youtu.be/hK14oYP40js (From...

It Comes At Night – Horror Thrillers should be spooky…and thrilling!

An excerpt from my script review for It Comes At Night which will be available 07/17/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Thrillers require one main thing…tension between characters. Post-apocalyptic horror thrillers? Tension between characters while fighting for...

Alita: Battle Angel – Can Anime be adapted to Live Action successfully?

I’m starting this review off telling you that I loved this movie. And that is shocking for a bunch of different reasons. One being the trailers for this looked ridiculous. That mostly...

The Worst Films of 2017!

And don't forget to check out Part 1: The Best Movies of 2017. I ran into the same problem with the worst list as I did with the best. Too many candidates. I...

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,...

Hail Caesar! – Are We Being Fooled?

An excerpt from my script review for Hail Caesar! which will be available 02/08/16: 5.) Format You’re not Quentin Tarantino. But neither are the Coen Brothers, either. Not in terms of success, mind you, but that...

Criminal – “Too Perfect” Characters?

An excerpt from my script review for Criminal which will be available 04/18/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Following the argument that a decent amount of the plot is too convenient, it’s our duty to...

Creed 2 – You knew it was coming…right?

I could have sworn I reviewed the first Creed movie, but I guess I was mistaken as it was Hank who reviewed only the script.  I’ve had Creed 2 on the docket to see...

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