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...
An excerpt from my script review for What Could Have Been: Captain Nemo origin story which will be available 02/19/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Did you know Disney+ was rebooting 20,000 Leagues Under the...
It looks like 2023 was the year for bad movies. And it was the year of movies that people loved and for some reason I hated. But really that could be said...
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 Candyman (2021) which will be available 09/07/21:
2.) Plot Stability
Let me reiterate that this review is of an early draft, and although similar to the final product, some...
An excerpt from my script review for Mission: Impossible Fallout which will be available 05/23/22:
5.) Format
What is the acceptable format for scripts?
Lucky for you there’s no exact structure, just some things that are accepted...
An excerpt from my script review for a Flash Gordon Reboot (1997) which will be available 06/06/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Flash Gordon was something that amazed me that it was never remade.
At least...
An excerpt from my script review for Scream 5 (2022) which will be available 01/24/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Don’t call it a reboot!
But it’s not quite a sequel either, which the characters...
It’s October, so you know what that means. Cold toilet seats. But also, the start of Horror Month!
I know Rob Zombie’s The Munsters technically kicked off Horror Month, but I reviewed it...
An excerpt from my script review for Ambulance which will be available 04/11/22:
2.) Plot Stability
Every now and then we review projects that we don’t suggest emulating.
For instance…
You’re not Quentin Taratino.
You’re not Guillermo...
An excerpt from my script review for The Adam Project which will be available 03/22/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
Connecting characters creates drama.
In the film, Adam needs to stop his dad from creating time...
An excerpt from my script review for Knock at the Cabin which will be available 02/06/23:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Two things this script has going for it right off the bat.
First, it’s...