28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time. Let’s just get the description...
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) – Erasing another Horror Timeline?

When it comes to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films, there are so many sequels, remakes, prequels… I have no idea where this new one falls under. The only Texas Chainsaw Massacre film...

Write to Reals: Men (2022) – Call it a miss?

Hi All! Since there was no script available for Alex Garland’s Men, I decided to go to the theater and watch the film for myself and then share my thoughts with you lovely people. Partially,...

Rob Zombie’s The Munsters – So bad even Paramount wouldn’t stream it?

I’m officially starting Horror Month early with the review of Rob Zombie’s new movie The Munsters! Not a great start. Why have you done this, Rob Zombie? Why? A lot of this review most likely...

Write to Reals: Eddington – Another Ari Aster Stinker?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25: What Needs Work A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...

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...

Those Who Wish Me Dead – “Let him burn, I say.”

The first thing that really stood out to me was the title. Those Who Wish Me Dead. Which as of right now I’m realizing isn’t Those Who WANT Me Dead. Seeing as this...

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...

Write to Reals: Renfield – A “same but different” monster script?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Renfield which will be available 04/17/23: What Worked Tone - From the very beginning, you know what kind of a script you’re going to be reading. The first lines...

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