An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26:
2.) Plot Stability
As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...
An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26:
2.) Plot Stability
So this is the second installment for Friday the...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on the novel by Andy Weir.
Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
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.
An excerpt from my script review for Sicario 2: Soldado which will be available 07/02/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Could the Sicario series be the new Taken?
I’m not talking about stealing the plot, but just...
An excerpt from my script review for Mr. Right which will be available 04/11/16.
(And don't forget to check out Goals One and Two!):
3.) Quality of Characters
An appreciation is beginning to grow for...
An excerpt from my script review for Ray Gunn which will be available 9/08/14:
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4.) Dialogue and Description
The description was...
An excerpt from The Weekly Beat by ScreenBeats™ Hooray for Hollywood? which will be available 1/16/15:
Sabes que? It’s that time of year again. No, not the breaking of your new year’s resolution...
An excerpt from my script review for Hitman's Bodyguard which will be available 09/04/17:
3.) Quality of Characters
We mention it a lot on this site, but the more connections your characters have, the...
An excerpt from my script review for Ex Machina which will be available 4/27/15:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Contained sci-fi thriller.
I love it.
This might be partial, coming from yours truly, because one of...
I could have sworn Love and Monsters was another Netflix original. I searched and searched to no avail, it wasn’t there. I was mistaken.
I think I know why I got it confused,...
Hi all.
Kids back to school and leaves starting to turn. Summers ending, which is sad since I hate cold weather. There is college football, so at least there's that.
Here's what's...
