What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...
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Hotel Artemis – A Film that’s…Forgettable?

If Hotel Artemis has one thing going against it, it’s that I found the film very forgettable. It almost seemed to vanish from my mind as soon as I left the theater....

Money Monster – Could have been better…

An excerpt from my script review for Money Monster which will be available 05/16/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description The description. One thing we should avoid is jumping back and forth between “side scenes”. By...

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...

Possessor – Come for the Movie Review, STAY to see what our beloved Cap’n has been up to!

Long time no see! It’s been awhile since you’ve had to endure one of my movie reviews. So to ease back into things, I thought first I’d talk about everything I’ve been...

Write to Reals: So Help Me God by Larry Cohen (Revisions by Tom Holland) – Trim the fat, then add some meat!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for So Help Me God which will be available 07/14/18: What Needs Work -- Pg. 1 - We don’t need the D.A.’s name if the writer is just...

What Could Have Been: Sherlock Holmes and the Vengeance of Dracula by Michael B. Valle (Unproduced)

An excerpt from my script review for Sherlock Holmes and the Vengeance of Dracula which will be available 12/03/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description We’ll focus on the description first. The Good The writer did an excellent...

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...

Justice League: Is the Snyder Cut the Better Vision?

Here we are again, back at it, reviewing a movie I already reviewed back in 2017. A movie I called in my review a clusterfuck. And that pretty much sums up that...

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