KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...

Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...

The Running Man – Still a classic.

An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely. One...

Prey – Can you reboot an original?

An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25: 2.) Plot Stability This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of. Theaters...

Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...
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American Made – Good Characters, Some Flaws

An excerpt from my script review for American Made which will be available 10/02/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Having clever characters is good. The one thing they can’t be is too clever, however. In contrast to...

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...

Lost River – Ryan Gosling is Pretty!

An excerpt from my script review for Lost River which will be available 5/4/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Underdeveloped. All of them. Bones and Billy especially. Bones comes across as a whiny bitch, who’s afraid...

Write to Reals – Harrow Alley: Greatest Unproduced Script of All Time?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Harrow Alley which will be available 03/16/18: What Needs Work -- Wow. HUGE chunks of text. I realize this was written at a different time, but steer...

Sundance 2021 (Part 2): Prime Time and Eight For Silver Film Reviews

I told you there was more to come from my Sundance experience, didn’t I? Well, here is the second part of my two-part Sundance 2021 review! Enjoy! Prime Time (Director: Jakub Piątek - Screenwriters: Jakub...

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...

Wilder Than Her – Horror in times of Covid-19

An excerpt from my script review for Wilder Than Her (Blood List 2020: Fresh Blood) which will be available 11/09/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Today we’re taking a look at one of the...

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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