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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Velvet Buzzsaw – Are we all Morfs?

An excerpt from my script review for Velvet Buzzsaw which will be available 02/11/19: 3.) Quality of Characters First off, poor fucking Coco. I agree with the Cap’n one hundred percent on that and the fact that the...

Write to Reals: The Perfection (2019)

Today what I have for you is a horror movie (are you really surprised?) that comes to us courtesy of Netflix called The Perfection. Now, this is not just any horror film, but...

Write to Reals: Greta (2019) – Film Review

With Ma (2019) coming out recently and Hank giving that a review, I thought I would review a piece that is similar in concept and tone - Greta (2019). To be fair, I haven’t heard much...

Capone – What’s the point of the script? Don’t catch syphilis?

An excerpt from my script review for Capone (2020) which will be available 05/18/20: 2.) Plot Stability Two main concerns here. First and foremost, I thought this was going to be a “treasure hunt” while...

Write to Reals: Reals Reads Stuber, Punches Hank in Mouth

Hank reviewed the script above, so I am going to talk about the film that came from it. I specifically went to the theater this past weekend interested to see what they...

Write to Reals: The Hunt (2020) – Why all the controversy?

The Hunt is one of 2019’s most controversial films… well, not really, but the release was originally pulled from the Universal Pictures release schedule due to the backlash from social media because of the content...

The Loverbirds – Did the Covid-19 pandemic do this movie a favor?

I’ve been rewatching a lot of RLM’s Mr. Plinkett reviews since they dropped a new one for the terrible and embarrassing Picard series. But this isn’t a review of someone who reviewed Picard,...

First Reformed – Intended Plot vs. Plot Reality

An excerpt from my script review for First Reformed which will be available 02/04/19: 2.) Plot Stability Ideas kick around all the time in our heads.  Some good, some bad. The good ones are what drive us to commit...

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