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25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...
An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26:
3.) Quality of Characters
Before we go too far into this…
Maddie’s voice over in the beginning.
She opens the story, but then...
An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26:
2.) Plot Stability
This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...
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...
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...
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...
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.
For some reason I can’t remember the name of this movie. Knock at the Door? Knock at the Cabin Door?
Something about the title “Knock at the Cabin” just feels off to me.
Anyway,...
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...
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...
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...
I think the trailer tells you everything you need to know about the disaster that is Cats. There’s no hiding how bad the animation looks or how terrifying they all are...
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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...
Halloween might be over but there’s still time for at least one more horror film to review. And since Army of Thieves was in no way a horror movie, or a good...
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...
