Category: Script Reviews

The Gentleman – Show, Don’t Tell in Your Spec

An excerpt from my script review for The Gentleman which will be available 01/26/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was fine except for the overuse of the word “skunk” when referring to weed. Supper...

Write to Reals: The Grudge (2020) – The Need to Focus

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Grudge (2020) which will be available 01/13/2020: Hi All! Hope you had a safe and restful holiday season, but it is now January, and you know...

Underwater – Consistent Tone Required

An excerpt from my script review for Underwater which will be available 01/13/2020: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s the nuts and bolts of the problems. Remember, the tone of your script should be uniform throughout. Meaning your description...

1917 – Conflicting Characters?

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....

Misery – Or “Happy New Year, Writers!”

An excerpt from my script review for Misery which will be available 01/01/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Words to paper. Fingers to keyboard. However you want to think about it, consider me your Annie Wilkes...

Write to Reals: Friday the 13th 3D!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for the unproduced Friday the 13th 3D script by Nick Antosca which will be available 12/16/19: What Worked (The Nice List) The Writing Style - Nick Antosca has a...

Richard Jewell – A Character We Care About

An excerpt from my script review for Richard Jewell which will be available 12/16/19: 3.) Quality of Characters It might not sound like it from the previous section, but I did enjoy this script. Right...

The Aeronauts – Surprising Little Story…

An excerpt from my script review for The Aeronauts which will be available 12/09/19: 2.) Plot Stability Anytime the word “aeronaut” was mentioned, I couldn’t help thinking of this… https://youtu.be/yE9GyJcVCdU In that classic from my childhood, Tom Sawyer consistently...