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.
I think this goes without saying, but spoilers are coming in hot, so maybe skip this review if you haven’t seen Slit or Glass yet.
Now that you’ve been warned, I’m going to...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Animal House II by Michael, Matty & Andrew B. Simmons (Unproduced) which will be available 06/21/18:
What Needs Work
Pg. 2 - I’m not sure they are...
An excerpt from my script review for The Predator (2018) which will be available 09/17/18:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Typical Shane Black description and dialogue.
Some of it works, some of it doesn’t.
One good trait...
An excerpt from my script review for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga which will be available 07/06/20:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Let’s get the bad out of the way first.
Huge blocks...
This piece comes to us from none other than Ireland. Now, I haven’t seen many Irish horror films (that I can think of) but the plot sounded interesting and it got some...
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 Overlord which will be available 11/20/18:
3.) Quality of Characters
The Captain mentioned this also in his review of the film.
Lovable meat for the grinder.
All You Need...
Sure, you can call your sequel Parabellum, which I’m guessing means “war” or you could call it John Wick: People Keep Refusing to Learn to Not Fuck with John Wick Part 3.
No...
