An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Was a very fun and engaging story.
If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...
An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV.
This is a line that Brean...
If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...
An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25:
2.) Plot Stability
For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...
An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25:
2.) Plot Stability
First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early.
The legend...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25:
What Worked
The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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 Terminator Genisys which will be available 07/20/15:
2.) Plot Stability
This script checked all the boxes, plot-wise, but I can’t shake the feeling we’ve seen this all...
Hi all,
It's that time of the month again, and we FINALLY have the entries needed for our next Amateur Monday segment.
Here's the loglines for the contest. Remember, most votes wins, via the...
Script - Children of Men by Alfonso Cuarón and Timothy J. Sexton
Logline: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport...
Hi all.
This one's long overdue, I know.
Let's get right into it.
Will this script be a gem of a sale that everyone's talking about, or a diamond in the rough left for the...
****Voting ENDS 4/17/15
Hi all,
We've narrowed the entries down to the following loglines. Please vote for the project you'd most like to see me review. (Loglines below the poll.)
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An excerpt from The Captain's movie review for American Ultra which will be available 8/30/15.
Will it be funny enough for his tastes?
Mike and Phoebe (Kristen Stewart’s character) are madly in love. They...
Dear Write to Reelers,
As many of you know, screenwriter/member Pete Bridges just sold a spec script to Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment! Pete started through the screenwriting website, Virtual Pitch Fest, where he...
