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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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...

Write to Reals – Hate Night (Unproduced, Boyd Brothers): Is your horror’s tone and style this impressive?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Hate Night by the Boyd Brothers which will be available 04/06/18: Initial Thoughts I always love reading horror scripts because the horror genre is one that has...

Standoff at Sparrow Creek – Escalate Out the Gate!

An excerpt from my script review for Standoff at Sparrow Creek which will be available 01/21/19: 2.) Plot Stability The title of this review says it all. Escalate right out (of) the gate! There was zero downtime in this, aside...

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...

Angel Has Fallen – Is Your Action Mentally Digestible?

An excerpt from my script review for Angel Has Fallen which will be available 08/27/19: 4.) Dialogue and Description The banter between Banning and Davis/Trumbull was all pretty good and lent to why I...

First Man – 145 Pretentious Pages.

An excerpt from my script review for First Man which will be available 10/15/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description There’s two things you should never do to your reader. A.) Bore them. B.) Insult them. Now, I’ll chalk...

Bill and Ted Face the Music – Script with Time Travel Issues

An excerpt from my script review for Bill and Ted Face the Music which will be available 09/07/20: 2.) Plot Stability So Bill and Ted became major flops after Bogus. That’s a lot of pressure to write the one...

Death of Stalin – Do Accomplishments Trump Solid Writing?

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Stalin which will be available 03/12/18: 5.) Format We all have that friend on Facebook with the “perfect” life. Constant posts about how...

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