A Minecraft Movie – Are Fads a Risky Bet?

An excerpt from my script review for A Minecraft Movie which will be available 02/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Minecraft. My kids played it.  You or your kids probably played it. I tried playing it...

F Valentine’s Day – What does it remind YOU of?

God, what is that smell? Did you shit yourself? Something is in the air. Oh wait, I know what it is. It’s love. Love is in the air again and it smells...

Superman – Skip the Origin Story!

An excerpt from my script review for Superman (2025) which will be available 02/09/26: 2.) Plot Stability The thing I liked about this, and Matt Reeves The Batman, is that we’re moving away from including...

The 25 Worst Films of 2025

The Captain's List is in!!! 25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...

Weapons – Revisited!

An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26: 3.) Quality of Characters Before we go too far into this… Maddie’s voice over in the beginning. She opens the story, but then...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...
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Harriet – Dialogue that makes you truly consider where we’ve come from.

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...

The Commuter – Do you have enough characters?

An excerpt from my script review for The Commuter which will be available 01/22/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Holy commuters, Batman! But given that this is an updated version of Orient Express, we need suspects...

Mosul – Characters Strengths and Arc

An excerpt from my script review for Mosul which will be available 12/07/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Jasem. A hard as nails father figure to a band of vengeful soldiers in Iraq. He’s tough. Mostly fair. And understands...

Monster Hunter – Is YOUR Script Original Enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Monster Hunter which will be available 02/08/21: 2.) Plot Stability Before we start…a disclaimer! From what I can gather, this script was an initial concept, and one I’m...

Beirut – Are 100% of your characters “ON” 100% of the time?

An excerpt from my script review for Beirut which will be available 05/21/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue had its moments, but unfortunately was too mundane for the most part. Why do we enjoy...

The Aeronauts – Surprising Little Story…

An excerpt from my script review for The Aeronauts which will be available 12/09/19: 2.) Plot Stability Anytime the word “aeronaut” was mentioned, I couldn’t help thinking of this… https://youtu.be/yE9GyJcVCdU In that classic from my childhood, Tom Sawyer consistently...

The Happytime Murders – Detective Noir Archetypes?

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...

Write to Reals – Mute (Netflix Film)

An excerpt from Reals' script review for MUTE which will be available 02/24/18: What Needs Work Pg. 1 - 2 - I don't think we really needed to spend 2 pages showing that he...

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