Horror Month 2025: Week 1

The first week of Horror Month is complete! Here is everything I watched. Feel free to list every horror related movie or series you watched as well, I'm always on the hunt...

What Could Have Been: Vanderbilt’s The Long Walk Adaptation

An excerpt from my script review for The Long Walk (unproduced by James Vanderbilt) which will be available 10/06/25: 2.) Plot Stability Just a reminder, this is for Vanderbilt’s unproduced version and not the...

Horror Month 2025!

It’s that time again, the month of all things spooky, creepy and stinky. Because like every year, I know a majority of the films on this list are going to be real...

Him (2025) – WTF?!…but in a GOOD way!

An excerpt from my script review for Him (aka The Goat) which will be available 09/29/25: 2.) Plot Stability I thoroughly enjoyed this script. Benny is entering Connor’s world, and he feels like he’s by himself, but...

The Sting – Does it still hold up? (…and RIP Robert Redford)

An excerpt from my script review for The Sting (1973) which will be available 09/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So…this was started yesterday, but mom is visiting from Florida all week. Over the weekend we...

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...
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Godzilla: King of Monsters – Can somebody break down the lore for the Cap’n?

Much like John Wick, people just keep trying to fuck with Godzilla. Instead of getting shot in the head 5 times, Godzilla will just breathe blue fire into your face. It’s debatable who...

The Christmas Chronicles – An instant classic for years to come?

A slight change of plans, as I wasn’t able to see Creed 2 over the weekend like I had planned. But I thought why not kick Christmas month off with a Christmas...

Leave No Trace – Proper Title or Political Agenda?

An excerpt from my script review for Leave No Trace which will be available 11/12/18: 2.) Plot Stability Episodic. That’s a term I’ve not used in a long time. A long time. Continuing what I said...

Molly’s Game – Coming to the end of the Biopic Trend?

An excerpt from my script review for Molly's Game which will be available 01/08/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Bottom of the barrel. I could be completely off on this prediction, but it seems to...

Write to Reals – Tamara (2003): Any lessons we can “dig up” in this old revenge horror script?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Tamara (2003) by Jeffrey Reddick which will be available 07/18/18: What Worked Pg. 5 - 6 - It’s nice that her editorial has direct consequences on the...

The Disaster Artist – Based on a True Love Triangle?

An excerpt from my script review for The Disaster Artist which will be available 12/11/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Greg is both Lisa and Mark. Think about that for a second… Amber could be Mark, but...

Write to Reals: Phantom Limb – The Necessity of Clear Tone

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Phantom Limb which will be available 03/08/18: What Needs Work 1. Starting with a VOICE OVER always makes me nervous. It can work, but all-too-often it is...

Write to Reals: In the Fade (2017) Review

Initial Thoughts So, the logline is pretty bland - Woman’s husband and son are killed, so she goes after the killers. However, a couple of things grabbed by interest about this picture: It won the...

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