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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Hubie Halloween – The Cap’n Takes One for the Team!

It has been a while since my last review. Mainly due to the fact there really hasn’t been much of anything worth reviewing. However this month is special. Because if you don’t know,...

Write to Reals – Batman: Year One (Miller) – Fine Action Style

An excerpt from Reals' unproduced script review for Batman: Year One by Frank Miller which will be available 04/03/18: What Worked Pg. 1 - White space. That’s always great to see and a good...

Write to Reals: The House That Jack Built

Ah, what is left to say about The House That Jack Built, the latest shocker from director Lars Von Trier which prompted “mass walkouts” at the Cannes Film Festival this year (https://variety.com/2018/film/news/l...es-1202810582/)? If you...

Write to Reals: Mercy Black Film Review!

Here we go, ladies and gentlemen, back with another horror film review for you! This time, we have a piece called Mercy Black, which I was planning to rent on Amazon, until it came...

Hereditary – Does the script live up to all the glowing film reviews?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Hereditary which will be available 06/10/18: What Needs Work 6. Pg. 21 - The support group speech to give exposition is kind of lazy. Think of more...

Operation Finale – Tension if Fun!

An excerpt from my script review for Operation Finale which will be available 09/10/18: 2.) Plot Stability Whether this is the first review you’ve read here, or one of many, one thing’s certain as...

Write to Reals – Runner, Runner

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Runner, Runner which will be available 02/07/18: MOMENTS THAT WORKED WELL: -- Pg. 1 - I like the line "Smart comes off him like airstrip heat waves."...

Ad Astra – How much is “too much” in regards to character intros in your script?

An excerpt from my script review for Ad Astra which will be available 09/23/19: 3.) Quality of Characters What is “too much” when introducing characters? This script can answer that. Page 3: Roy McBride: forties, handsome. His...

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