I got a long list to get through, so no stalling. These are just some of the worst films I’ve seen in 2021. Exempt are almost every Bruce Willis stinker I managed...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Lost Daughter which will be available 01/16/22:
What Worked
The Setup - As Hank discussed in his review for House of Mourning, small moments included in your thriller...
This year has kind of been a bust for movies. And some movies I thought I’d love ended up being giant disappointments. You’ll eventually see those films on my Worst of 2021...
An excerpt from my script review for Nightmare Alley which will be available 01/10/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
Stan’s an antihero.
We get that once he sets Pete up.
(A fact I feel was pretty glossed...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for House of Mourning which will be available 01/06/22:
Hi All!
A happy New Year to each of you! My New Year started off with a big bang...
An excerpt from my script review for House of Mourning which will be available 01/03/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
We’re reviewing a horror today.
By now you should know the argument (and hopefully see...
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.
This makes the third film based on Stephen King’s work I’ve seen this year. Five if you count his shows The Mist and Mr. Mercedes. As for his films, IT, you already...
Hi all.
We stumbled onto a good list of "don'ts" when pitching your script, but a lot of you have asked what you should do.
When I initially started out, I read a book...
Let’s start horror month off early with Haunt, a feature now on VOD and in (a few) theaters that was written and directed by the creators of A Quiet Place and produced by Eli Roth....
An excerpt from my script review for 1917 which will be available 01/06/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Before we dive into things for this section, it needs to be stated, I enjoyed this script....
An excerpt from my script review for A Nightmare on Elm Street 6 (Unproduced) which will be available 04/27/18:
What Needs Work
...Note - A fun game to play with this script is to...
An excerpt from my script review for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri which will be available 11/20/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
ANGELA
Oh why are you never on my side,
Robbie?
ROBBIE
I’m always on your side when...
After my Buried review I wanted to take a look at what goes into creating suspense in genres similar to the contained thriller. THEN I remember Roy's forum post on "How...
