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.
An excerpt from my script review for Leprechaun which will be available 03/19/19:
3.) Quality of
Characters
Monster Rules.
This was one aspect
of the script I enjoy, particularly in a horror.
It’s always a good
idea to give...
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, back again today with another horror piece that may have slipped under the radar a bit - The Wind.
Since it came quietly to VOD, I thought I should place...
Hey Everyone!
I thought for The Captain's Super-Special Horror Month I would do something a bit different! This month, Amazon Studios teamed up with Blumhouse to release 4 new horror films directly to...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Chaos Walking which will be available 03/08/21:
What Is It Even About?
Good question, dear reader!
From Chaos Walking’s IMDB Homepage: A dystopian world where there are no women...
An excerpt from my script review for Knives Out which will be available 12/02/19:
4.) Dialogue and Description
We’re going to skip past the description since it was decent enough to get the job...
An excerpt from my script review for The Little Things which will be available 02/01/21:
2.) Plot Stability
Just like 3way, I too enjoyed this script.
So much so, in fact, that no sooner had...
An excerpt from my script review for Synchronic which will be available 10/26/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Here’s where we’re going to spend a bit of time.
Character introductions.
Page 13:
Mary Kay Latorno meets Tanya Harding,...
An excerpt from Reals script review for The Curse of La Llorona (2019) which will be available 04/29/19:
What Worked
The Concept - This is a creepy idea - a ghostly figure steals children -...
