Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...
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Sony Part II – From North Korea, With Love

An excerpt from our ScreenBeats article From North Korea, With Love: Insights into the Next Bond Film which will be available 1/2/15: "A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail...

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,...

Venom – The Cap’n steals more than just your attention in this one!

I know this isn’t exactly a horror film, but it is about a monster going around eating people, so I say it counts. One thing I can say about the film right...

The King of Staten Island – Follow thru on social issues

An excerpt from my script review for The King of Staten Island which will be available 01/18/21: 3.) Quality of Characters I like Pete Davidson. He’s in one of the best SNL skits of all...

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...

Fatman- And a Black Friday BONUS!

Go ahead, say what you will about Mel Gibson as a person. I’m willing to look past all of that and focus on one thing and one thing only. The man is...

What Could Have Been Pt. 3: Nautica Script

An excerpt from my script review for Nautica which will be available 2/23/15: 2.) Plot Stability Very sound plot. Like I mentioned above, I was kept on my toes the entire time trying to figure...

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...

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