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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A Quiet Place – Is Your Horror “Practical”?

An excerpt from my script review for A Quiet Place which will be available 04/10/18: 2.) Plot Stability Is your horror “practical”? And we’re not talking about monsters, ghosts, aliens, etc. Audiences suspend their disbelief for...

Morgan – Know your genre, write within it.

An excerpt from my script review for Morgan which will be available 09/27/16: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This script committed the careless sin of not picking a genre and sticking to it. The story...

Atomic Blonde – Can Multiple Twists Fix Predictability?

An excerpt from my script review for Atomic Blonde which will be available 07/31/17: 2.) Plot Stability So before we get too far… “Watch out for spoilers. You will get SPOILERS!” https://youtu.be/eYM6qv-za8w Warning administered. This plot felt...

Leprechaun Returns – Overlooked Gem of the Franchise?

Line up, boys! It’s time for those who aren’t wearing green to get pinched! My eyes are green so I’m immune to the pinching! Actually, is that a custom where you are from,...

Logan Lucky – Building Support Networks for Your Characters

An excerpt from my script review for Logan Lucky which will be available 08/21/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Build a network of support for your characters. Whether blood relations or not, this genre needs to...

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...

Tusk – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Tusk which will be available 10/06/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Tusk Script Review. 6.) What I liked... The idea of Kevin Smith...

Willy’s Wonderland – Avoid Annoying Dialogue

An excerpt from my script review for Willy's Wonderland which will be available 02/15/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description The teenage banter was just so painful. It’s probably meant to be, to show how naïve they are that they’d...

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