Motor City: No Dialogue – good storytelling or cheap gimmick?

An excerpt from my script review for Motor City which will be available 10/04/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description You read it in the title of this review… Is the “no dialogue” a worthy storytelling method...

Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

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...
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Write to Reals: Tenant Zero by Kirk Anderson (Fresh Blood 2018)

An excerpt from Reals script review for Tenant Zero by Kirk Anderson  which will be available 12/19/18: The Story The logline reads as such: In a newly gentrified neighborhood, two urban roommates are forced to...

What Could Have Been: Flash Gordon 1997 Reboot

An excerpt from my script review for a Flash Gordon Reboot (1997) which will be available 06/06/22: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Flash Gordon was something that amazed me that it was never remade. At least...

Air – How Michael joined Nike.

An excerpt from my script review for Air (2023) which will be available 04/11/23: 2.) Plot Stability Remember the Steve Jobs project by Aaron Sorkin? This script kind of felt like that. It was good, but it really...

Write to Reals: The SAW that started it all…

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Saw which will be available 09/05/22: What Needed Work Chunks of Description - Now, this was written years and years ago, but I do think it’s important to...

Hypnotic – Were YOU aware of this Affleck and Rodriguez project?

An excerpt from my script review for Hypnotic which will be available 05/22/23: 4.) Dialogue and Description On the dialogue… https://youtu.be/moAZ3AsyhLU Desperado was a decent enough film, probably one of the earlier DVDs I purchased in...

Psycho – An Oldie but a Goodie!

An excerpt from my script review for Psycho (1960) which will be available 03/29/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Nervous character making poor decisions. Of course this begins with Mary, who steals the money and practically wears the guilt...

Write to Reals: Ready or Not – Fun Horror Month Come Early?

We all have weird family traditions, right? Some of us throw celebrations for odd events/milestones, some of us celebrate in unusual ways (which can get a bit overwhelming to some people) and some of...

A Minecraft Movie – Too late to be relevant?

It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review. I’ve never been all that good at them, so bear with me while I try to remember how this is done. I...

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