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.
Hi all.
Once again, thanks for coming over to see your buddy Hank's review for this week's Sunday Spotlight. (I wonder if Brad even reads this, lol.)
I'm sure Roy mentioned it, but...
Hi all.
I’ve decided to make this review public in its entirety.
Not as some conceited or boastful gesture, thinking my writing will benefit those in the Lafayette Theater Shooting, although the thoughts, prayers,...
Hi all.
Hopefully you've had a chance to see the new Top Ten list, over to the right in the sidebar or on our forums.
Anyway, here's what we're planning for next week.
Monday 9/3
Forgetting...
An excerpt from my script review for Pixels which will be available 8/11/15:
3.) Quality of Characters
Billy Madison was popular around the time I was finishing high school. In fact, it was...
An excerpt from my script review for The House which will be available 07/03/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Enjoyable description.
You want your reader to be entertained as he’s reading, just like you want an...
An excerpt from our guest script review for The Gambler which will be available 12/28/14:
Marketability of Idea
As a re-make of the 1974 film of the same name, there is some "brand awareness"...
An excerpt from my script review for The Theory of Everything which will be available 12/02/14:
3.) Quality of Characters
Stephen.
Introduced as an awkward, yet charming, individual.
Enjoyed him very much for most of the...
An excerpt from my script review for Life which will be available 03/27/17:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
If you’re a querying amateur like me, you’ve probably been given this rejection multiple times…
“The script...
