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,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...
Write to Reel

Providing a step in the write direction

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.

Join our established screenwriting community

Dedicated to expanding the skills of all interested screenwriters

Most Popular

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...

Death Wish – From Hero to Anti

An excerpt from my script review for Death Wish which will be available 03/05/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Converting your hero into an antihero. We’re presented with Paul Kersey as a giver of life right...

Child’s Play (2019) – A Remake Worthy of the Franchise?

I’m a pretty big Child’s Play/Chucky fan. Out of all the horror icon franchises, Chucky is still one of my favorites. I can’t say out of the 7 films any of them...

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...

All Inclusive – Fresh Blood Before Halloween

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...

Write to Reasl – Preacher – Unproduced John August Version: What can we take away?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Preacher (2010) Unproduced John August which will be available 05/18/18: What Worked Lots of white space - that is great! This is a cool line (and likely visual): DEBLANC...

The House with a Clock in its Walls – Long title. Longer description.

An excerpt from my script review for The House with a Clock in its Walls which will be available 12/10/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description Similar to the “mental sigh” I had last week, I...

Best Films of 2018!

It’s finally that time again when I list all the great and maybe not so great films I’d seen that year. I don’t know about you, but 2018 wasn’t too bad for...

Movie Reviews