What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

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....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

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...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

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,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

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...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

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...
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Maleficent – In regards to Snow White and Disney “live action”…

An excerpt from my script review for Maleficent which will be available 03/31/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So this one came up as the Boss and I were discussing the new “live action”...

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...

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...

Joker – The Origin We Wanted

An excerpt from my script review for Joker which will be available 10/7/19: 3.) Quality of Characters The Captain raised the question in our 4 way email group (that ironically has a member named...

Write to Reals – The Baytown Disco: You’re Ignorance is Unbelievable

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Baytown Disco which will be available 03/22/18: What Needs Work Before I start, I think 116 pages is too long for an action/comedy. Especially because the...

The Predator – Respect Your Reader, Please!

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...

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...

Jungleland – Are YOUR Characters Reliable?

An excerpt from my script review for Jungleland which will be available 11/23/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Stanley is the older sibling who watches out for his kid brother Lion. See, Lion’s pretty slow mentally…when...

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