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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
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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 the 2015 unproduced Gambit script which will be available 08/08/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Okay, so here’s a little background from SK’s review of the Gambit script…
Gambit was...
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...
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...
One look at my worst list and you might confuse it for just about everyone’s best list. I really tried to like these films that others were raving about, I really did....
It has been the year of Stephen King! We have had so many of his stories turned into films and television shows in just 2019 alone. I thought some were really good: In...
An excerpt from my script review for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) which will be available 05/04/20:
2.) Plot Stability
A buddy spy film with a lot of clichés.
The first part of that statement...
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...
