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...
An excerpt from my script review for No One Lives (2012) which will be available 03/05/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Emma and Driver.
We’re presented with this really weird dynamic, which is good, but it’s...
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An excerpt from my script review for An American Pickle which will be available 08/10/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
After the whole “pickling process” concern, this was the second biggest pill to swallow.
The weird...
An excerpt from my script review for Hunter Killer which will be available 02/25/19:
3.) Quality of
Characters
Most of us know by
now the importance of well drawn, “three dimensional” characters in a stories.
These characters
should...
An excerpt from my script review for The Lighthouse which will be available 10/28/19:
5.) Format
A bit to cover here.
First…
NOTE:
This film must be photographed on black and white 35mm negative.
Aspect ratio: 1.19:1
Audio mix: Mono
Please…please…please don’t...
An excerpt from my script review for Body Cam which will be available 06/01/20:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Social. Commentary.
This is a tricky thing to write into, and even harder to pull off,...
I missed out seeing the first Avatar film in theaters, so this time I really wanted to do it right, in a theater with 3D glasses uncomfortably fitted over my eyeglasses. The...
An excerpt from my script review for The Outpost which will be available 07/27/20:
4.) Dialogue and Description
This script caused me to nod off twice as I was reading.
Why? The extremely bulky and...
An excerpt from my script review for You Should Have Left which will be available 06/22/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Two layers of tension.
We have the obvious horror layer from above, that again worked...
An excerpt from my script review for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers which will be available 05/30/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
First difference and a huge improvement?
In the script the bad guy is Mean Dean, a...
