Road House: Remake vs Original

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...

Dune: Part 2 – The Cap’n Weighs In!

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...

Shutter Island – NOT the kind of contained we mean.

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...

No One Lives – Need more than “weird for weird’s sake”?

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...

What Could Have Been: A McG/Marsilii 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Prequel?

An excerpt from my script review for What Could Have Been: Captain Nemo origin story which will be available 02/19/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Did you know Disney+ was rebooting 20,000 Leagues Under the...

The 23 Worst Movies of 2023.

It looks like 2023 was the year for bad movies. And it was the year of movies that people loved and for some reason I hated. But really that could be said...
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Justice League – Good Things Take Time…

Justice League is a hilariously bad, Frankensteined together, clusterfuck that needed not only another year to work on the CGI but also a complete rewrite of the script, because this thing makes...

Starting 2018 Off Right!

Hi all, and Happy New Year! Is this the year you break into the screenwriting industry? Do any of your resolutions include the following: A.) Complete your first script B.) Land an agent or manager C.) Option...

Agent 47 – Nice Action, Cool Visuals

An excerpt from my script review for Agent 47 which will be available 09/14/15: 2.) Plot Stability Based on the reviews, I was expecting A LOT worse. Was anything in this script surprisingly new? ...

Blood Father – Mel’s Sleeper Comeback?

Don’t you think it’s time that we try to forgive Mel Gibson? I mean, there are celebrities out there who have actually killed people and they get a pass. Matthew Broderick killed...

Wind River – Using Subtext and Tone

An excerpt from my script review for Wind River which will be available 08/14/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Subtext and tone. Your script should have both. Both were established early on in this script...

Bill and Ted Face the Music – A Film with Nostalgia!

The last time we saw Bill and Ted was way back in 1991. I’m not sure if you remember this, but 1991 was a great year for movies. Maybe one if not...

The Jungle Cruise – Checking out an earlier draft…

An excerpt from my unproduced script review for The Jungle Cruise which will be available 08/09/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description Page 84: MACGREGOR ...Whatever you and that monster are planning, you won’t catch Captain Wolfe. He’s a master mariner....

A Day in the Life – Chris Cobb

Another week we're lucky enough to get a bit of insight from someone who's had experience in the industry. Today the Educator of the Forum, Chris Cobb, is giving us a look into...

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