KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...

Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

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,...
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Overlord – Lovable Meat for the Grinder!

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...

Silk Road – Enough Suspense?

An excerpt from my script review for Silk Road which will be available 03/22/21: 2.) Plot Stability Simply put, it was a less fun version of Catch Me If You Can. Now, that’s one of the...

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...

Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 – Wise(au) way to start your weekend?

I guess it was inevitable that I’d have to review the second half, right? I know no one was actually requesting I do this, and the pain, the suffering I endured, I...

Spider-Man: Far From Home – Is the Cap’n the Only One with Marvel Fatigue?

As much as I like Marvel films, the fatigue has fully set in now. I forget which review I mentioned this already in, possibly the Dark Phoenix review but to recap, I’m...

Avatar: Way of Water – Space Free Willy?

I missed out seeing the first Avatar film in theaters, so this time I really wanted to do it right, in a theater with 3D glasses uncomfortably fitted over my eyeglasses. The...

Write to Reals: Animal House II – Michael, Matty & Andrew B. Simmons (Unproduced) – Disjointed plot, but did it pave the way for...

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...

If you’re writing a spec script…STOP!

An excerpt from my article about Using AI to write Screenplays which will be available 04/24/23: Prediction: Writing a screenplay is about to get a whole lot easier, but selling it…a whole lot...

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