Motor City: No Dialogue – good storytelling or cheap gimmick?

An excerpt from my script review for Motor City which will be available 10/04/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description You read it in the title of this review… Is the “no dialogue” a worthy storytelling method...

Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...
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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...

Terrifier 2 – Fan Funded…Fun?

If there was a horror movie this month, I was most excited to see, it would be Terrifier 2. I’m not the biggest fan of the first film, though I did enjoy...

Da 5 Bloods – Plus 1 Dead Baby

I am not he biggest fan of Spike Lee. I prefer his more Hollywood mainstream films, rather than his I have a message films. Da 5 Bloods is 100% one of those...

Point Blank – A Tried and True Story Formula?

I know I said I’d be tackling a review for Crawl last week in my Spider-Man: Far from Home review, but honestly… I kind of forgot that movie even came out, so...

It All Begins With a Song – Nashville Documentary Review

Hello everyone! Today I am excited to bring you another documentary review of a project called It All Begins With a Song. Our friends at TriCoast Entertainment enjoyed my review of Bombshells and Dollies (which...

Hellboy (2019) – Too many cooks in the kitchen?

Out of curiosity, before I went to go see Hellboy in theaters, I searched around on Hellboy’s imdb page first since I didn’t even know who directed it. To my surprise, Neil Marshall...

Write to Reals: Power of the Dog – Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Power of the Dog which will be available 03/14/22: What Needs Work The Marriage - Strangely enough, George and Rose happen to get married OFF-SCREEN and kind of...

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...

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