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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Brightburn – Switch Script Scenes without all the Headings!

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...

The Rhythm Section – Lively Atomic Blonde, or new Bond?

An excerpt from my script review for The Rhythm Section which will be available 02/03/2020: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So this is Daniel Craig’s last Bond flick. Who’s going to replace him? Is Blake Lively throwing her hat into...

Halloween Double Feature 2024: From Dusk Till Dawn (Part 2)

From Dusk till Dawn is not only one of my favorite Quentin Tarantino scripts but is hands down Robert Rodriguez’s best work. That isn’t to say this is the best thing QT...

The First Purge – Can YOU Build a Horror Franchise?

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...

Ma – Did her motivations make sense?

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...

An American Pickle – Gross Love Triangle…Even for a Seth Rogen Comedy

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...

Ready or Not – Two Dimensional Characters in Horror?

An excerpt from my script review for Ready or Not which will be available 09/02/19: 3.) Quality of Characters The one thing this script had going for it were the character relationships, and how some of...

John Wick: Chapter 4 – Was it too long?

Where did we leave off after Parabellum? Does anyone remember? To recap, John Wick, an unstoppable killing machine, gets shot off a building by his trusted friend Winston played by Ian McShane one...

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