An excerpt from my script review for The Hills Have Eyes 2 which will be available 04/23/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Again…think Predator but a bunch of influencers before there was influencing.
We’re going to pit these strong,...
In the expansive realm of cinematic storytelling, "Madame Web" emerges as a beacon of creativity, weaving together a tapestry of intrigue, adventure, and existential exploration. Directed by a visionary filmmaker and brought...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24:
What Worked
The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...
An excerpt from my script review for Road House which will be available 03/25/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Okay, before we get into the original, did anyone watch the remake?
Don’t let me ruin it for...
If given the option, I never go with IMAX, as it costs a whole hell of a lot more and I hate assigned seating like you’re attending a baseball game or you’re...
An excerpt from my script review for Shutter Island (2010) which will be available 03/12/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
We’re constantly telling you to consider writing a contained horror.
Why? Because it’s one of...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
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...
An excerpt from my script review for On the First Day of Christmas which will be available 12/13/21:
2.) Plot Stability
Taking a page out of Reals’ style…
(Because I think it’s appropriate for this...
Reals was kind enough to share an essay he wrote for Mitch Smith Media.
What’s In A Name?
Let Us Prey and the Importance of Titles
Hello dear friends and readers!
After discussing limited-location scripts with...
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...
Project Power is another Netflix original movie with an A-list cast of stars and a moderately large budget.
https://youtu.be/xw1vQgVaYNQ
Spree on the other hand is a smaller budget movie with a cast of lesser...
An excerpt from my script review for Harriet which will be available 11/04/19:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The description was fine, but what hit me was some of the dialogue.
Page 72:
HARRIET & SLAVES (OVER)So...
An excerpt from my script review for The Happytime Murders which will be available 08/27/18:
3.) Quality of Characters
It takes a certain ensemble to fill the “detective noir” character roles.
Phil Phillips.
The initial voice-overs...
An excerpt from my script review for All Inclusive by Kyle Bowler from this year's Fresh Blood Selects which will be available 10/29/18 (the review, not the list):
2.) Plot Stability
Any story is...
