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...
Hi all.
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Happy Death Day which will be available 10/27/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Groundhog Day, but it’s horror.
The main character is brutally murdered each day and every...
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The Strangers: Chapter 2 – I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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 my script review for The Banker which will be available 03/09/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Bernard.
Our main character who, from an early age, was destined to be a success. He’s not...
An excerpt from my script review for Doctor Sleep which will be available 11/12/19:
3.) Quality of Characters
Understand the medium you’re working in.
When writing a novel you can take all the time in...
An excerpt from my script review for 21 Bridges which will be available 11/25/19:
4.) Dialogue and
Description
The dialogue was
forced NYC dialect with all the slang and abbreviations.
In addition to that,
it was hard to...
An excerpt from my script review for Brightburn which will be available 05/27/19:
5.) Format
MINI SLUGLINES
Every now and then we have writers asking about quick and efficient ways to switch what the reader...
An excerpt from my script review for The First Purge which will be available 05/14/19:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
The Purge is one of those cool ideas that create profitable franchises.
Similar to Saw you take a...
Logline: In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves...
I got distracted by reading all the audience reviews for this film. I wondered why it had a score of 2 out of 5. And the reasons are hilarious.
I’m not going to...
An excerpt from my script review for Ma which will be available 06/11/19:
2.) Plot Stability
Once we’re past the premise of the previous section, this story was a bit of a mess.
We get...
