Anora – What did I miss?

An excerpt from my script review for Anora which will be available 03/03/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description The annoying versus the absurd. The youngest watched Jojo Rabbit yesterday. It was appropriate since that was another project...

3rd Annual Golden Cagey Awards – Best Films of 2024

Golden Cagey Awards Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3rd Annual Golden Cagey Awards, a night dedicated to celebrating the unique and unforgettable performances of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and beloved actors,...

I Saw the TV Glow – Careful wasting your time…

An excerpt from my script review for I Saw the TV Glow which will be available 02/24/25: 2.) Plot Stability Two things led to the mediocre story we were delivered here. The first was the...

Smile – The Horror of washing my face…

An excerpt from my script review for Smile which will be available 02/18/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I hate washing my face. Not that I enjoy being dirty, I understand the benefits of good hygiene, but...

It Ends with Us – Happy Valentine’s Day…?

It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! Just maybe not between Blake Lively and director and co-star Justin Baldoni. I really wanted to do a Valentine’s Day movie review and there...

Nosferatu – Knowing a Spec from a Shooting Script

An excerpt from my script review for Nosferatu which will be available 02/10/25: 5.) Format When setting out as an amateur screenwriter it’s important to know the difference between a spec script (meaning speculative,...
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Spider-Man: No Way Home – Pointless Concerns?

An excerpt from my script review for Spider-Man: No Way Home which will be available 01/31/22: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, let me start by saying I enjoyed this film. All the “fan service”...

Horror Month 2021: Week 3

(And check out Week 2 first!) Slumber Party Massacre – This one was surprisingly not that bad. It’s a SyFy original movie, so of course I was expecting the worst, but I ended...

Write to Reals – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery which will be available 01/01/23: What Worked The Puzzle Box - It is an interesting opening and a fun way to introduce...

Horror Month 2021: Week 2

(And don't forget to check out Week 1!) Coming Home In The Dark – New Zealand based horror film and not Australia like I thought. Still, I enjoyed it, but found myself not...

Write to Reals – What we can learn from Memory

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Memory (2022) which will be available 07/11/22: What Worked The Opening - I really like this opening, where a gangster is killed when he visits his elderly mother...

Write to Reals: The SAW that started it all…

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Saw which will be available 09/05/22: What Needed Work Chunks of Description - Now, this was written years and years ago, but I do think it’s important to...

The Watchers – Enter Late and Leave Early…for the WHOLE Story

An excerpt from my script review for The Watchers (2024) which will be available 8/25/14: 2.) Plot Stability Before I go any further, the story wasn’t bad. In fact, I actually enjoyed it once Mina...

Being the Ricardos – Mr. Sorkin’s Good

An excerpt from my script review for Being the Ricardos which will be available 12/27/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This script clocked in at 193 pages (mostly due to some unusual formatting) and...

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