An excerpt from my script review for The Hills Have Eyes 2 which will be available 04/23/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Again…think Predator but a bunch of influencers before there was influencing.
We’re going to pit these strong,...
In the expansive realm of cinematic storytelling, "Madame Web" emerges as a beacon of creativity, weaving together a tapestry of intrigue, adventure, and existential exploration. Directed by a visionary filmmaker and brought...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24:
What Worked
The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Hi all.
Here's what's on the agenda for this week.
Something NEW (which I believe Roy will be talking more about tomorrow) is scripts will no longer be linked to on other sites, especially...
Red Sparrow is an erotic spy thriller where nothing in it works. Going into it I was either expecting La Femme Nikita or Atomic Blonde. What I got was neither. At least...
https://youtu.be/EgdxIlSuB70
Look at them buns! Wedgied buns. Side buns. Sandy buns. Wet buns. Covered in blood buns. That last one, maybe not so hot.
An actual shark film that wasn’t made by The...
An excerpt from my script review for Office Christmas Party which will be available 12/23/16
And because it's Christmas, and I think there's a lot to take away from this script, enjoy an...
I was planning on rewatching the first Jurassic World film to refresh my memory before going to see Fallen Kingdom. But then I remember it was basically the same plot as the...
An excerpt from my script review for Lights Out which will be available 07/25/16:
2.) Plot Stability
Liked it.
It was well written, and kept moving.
Diana was always after Sophie’s son and daughter, pretty important...
Hi all.
Here's what's on the agenda for this week.
Wednesday 5/23
Mythical by Charles Martin
Two teens find the burnt corpse of a soldier desert that turns out to be a zombie with super powers....
Are you, like I was, afraid of using technical screenwriting techniques like an intercut?
Not to worry, we go over that and more (like using V.O. and O.S.) in this quick and easy...