Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

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...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

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...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

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....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

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...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

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,...
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Annihilation – The Importance of a Clear Endgame

An excerpt from my script review for Annihilation which will be available 02/26/18: 2.) Plot Stability Keeping your audience guessing throughout the entire script and/or film is a crucial portion of your job as...

Manchester by the Sea – An Unreadable Mess

An excerpt from my script review for Manchester by the Sea which will be available 12/06/16: 5.) Format .00025% of the human population has a disorder with their Corpus Callosum, the part of the...

Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado – Is this series the new TAKEN?

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...

Ray Gunn – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Ray Gunn which will be available 9/08/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Ray Gunn Script Review. 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was...

Mr. Right – Max Landis Hat Trick!

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...

And the Oscar Goes to…Not Diversity.

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...

Ex Machina – What’s the Deus?

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...

Hitman’s Bodyguard – Characters with History

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...

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