Category: Script Reviews

War Dogs – Don’t Get Lost in Backstory!

An excerpt from my script review for War Dogs which will be available 8/22/16: 2.) Plot Stability Better title? How to be a douchebag Jewish Stereotype. Unsure how the end product turned out, but this script...

Stir of Echoes – Is Horror a “Dead” Genre?

An excerpt from my script review for Stir of Echoes which will be available 08/15/16: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Are horror scripts selling? Today I want to take a genuine look at this question. After...

Bad Moms – Cookie Cutter Plot?

An excerpt from my script review for Bad Moms which will be available 08/09/16: 2.) Plot Stability Blake’s Beats. 3 Act Structure. Whatever. This comedy script proves you can do the whole “cookie cutter” plot...

Lights Out – Good Ol’ Fashioned Horror

An excerpt from my script review for Lights Out which will be available 07/25/16: 2.) Plot Stability Liked it. It was well written, and kept moving. Diana was always after Sophie’s son and daughter, pretty important...

Our Kind of Traitor – Can you define your script’s genre?

An excerpt from my script review for Our Kind of Traitor which will be available 07/18/16: 1.) Marketability of the Idea A high level money launderer in the Russian mob races against the clock,...

Legend of Tarzan – Disney’s Jungle Cruise with Abs!

An excerpt from my script review for The Legend of Tarzan which will be available 07/11/16: 2.) Plot Stability Everyone should have caught the HUGE red flag when interviews with Alexander Skarsgård were focused...

The Neon Demon – How much of it was Refn?

Hi all. Happy Day of Independence! (Day late on the blog, our apologies.) To all our French readers out there, thank you. And to our English ones…things worked out for the best, right? The Neon...

The Shallows – Is Your Description Digestible?

An excerpt from my script review for The Shallows which will be available 06/27/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description First of all this script was almost entirely description. That’s to be expected, because it’s...