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...
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...
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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Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...
While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...
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Happy Halloween!!!
It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!!
1.) Marketability of the Idea
The...
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 3way's script review for The Many Saints of Newark which will be available 07/19/22:
Let’s take a gander…
Logline:Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras...
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,...
So, after Murder Mystery "allegedly" became one of Netflix’s most streamed original films, I figured that I would check it out. Yes, I know - it’s an Adam Sandler PG-13 comedy. However, I have actually enjoyed many...
An excerpt from my script review for The Lodge which will be available 02/10/2020:
2.) Plot Stability
“Scary as Hell. The next great horror film is here.”
Meh.
If the finished film follows the script, I’d...
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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 SK's script review for Replicas which will be available 01/14/19:
What (Really) Doesn't Work
-I want to talk about character building for a moment here. Basically all we learn about...
An excerpt from my script review for The Tax Collector which will be available 08/24/20:
2.) Plot Stability
The idea we’re going to focus on here is the importance of getting to the “good...
Scary Stories is based on a popular young adult franchise (something that Hank and I have repeatedly mentioned is a huge selling point for a script) which is directed by Andre Ovredal (who...
