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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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...

Script Links 9-3-12

Hi all. Hopefully you've had a chance to see the new Top Ten list, over to the right in the sidebar or on our forums. Anyway, here's what we're planning for next week. Monday 9/3 Forgetting...

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...

Wild – Guest Script Review

An excerpt from our guest script review for Wild which will be available 12/31/14: 1.) Marketability of Idea Kudos to Reese Witherspoon and her producing partner Bruna Papandrea. They are batting 1000% after acquiring...

Script Links 10-8-12

Hi all. Bit of a change up next week. Monday 10/8 Training Day by David Ayer Logline: On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue...

Ghost in the Shell – “Too similar” action/visuals?

An excerpt from my script review for Ghost in the Shell which will be available 04/03/17: 2.) Plot Stability Being perfectly blunt, I fell asleep 3 times while reading this…in the middle of the...

The Gambler – Guest Review

An excerpt from our guest script review for The Gambler which will be available 12/28/14: Marketability of Idea As a re-make of the 1974 film of the same name, there is some "brand awareness"...

Write to Reals – Wonder Woman (2004) – Unproduced – Laeta Kalogridis: Parts used for the film?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Wonder Woman (2004) - Unproduced - Laeta Kalogridis which will be available 05/04/18: Initial Thoughts I personally thought Wonder Woman (2017) was an important, but flawed, film....

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