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...
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...
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 The Producers which will be available 09/05/16:
5.) Format
This portion is extremely important considering this week’s script.
While searching for a PDF, before a member was kind...
The Captain weighs in on the newest Coen Bros. picture. Will his thoughts mirror my own issues with the script?
https://youtu.be/kMqeoW3XRa0
I never got around to seeing this when it came out in...
I was very interested to see this one when I first saw the trailer about a year ago as I was writing a thriller with a few similarities and I wanted to...
An excerpt from our guest script review for Non-Stop which will be available 01/11/15:
Plot/Structure
Bill Marks is a former cop and aging federal air marshal on a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco....
My script review for our September 2015 Amateur Winner, Black Swarm reviewed 09/28/15:
Hi all.
Winner of our September Amateur Monday Contest has been chosen, and for those of you who haven’t already checked...
The Captain reviews the fresh ti digital version of BvS:
https://youtu.be/8AO19XY2rqc
I opted out of seeing this at the theater, I’m not the biggest fan of Man of Steel and by not the biggest...
An excerpt from my script review for Super which will be available 05/08/17:
3.) Quality of Characters
Where one can make the argument that Starlord doesn’t really change in the Guardians movies, the opposite...
An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 11/27/17:
3.) Quality of Characters
Feel bad going over this after the Captain did so as well, but the supporting cast was...
