An excerpt from my script review for Let's Be Cops which will be available 04/14/25:
2.) Plot Stability
What I want to focus on is the “fun and games” aspect of this script, because...
It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review. I’ve never been all that good at them, so bear with me while I try to remember how this is done. I...
An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25:
5.) Format
We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading.
By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...
An excerpt from my script review for Maleficent which will be available 03/31/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
So this one came up as the Boss and I were discussing the new “live action”...
An excerpt from my script review for Wind Chill which will be available 03/24/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Despite the lackluster performance at the box office, this story did a lot of things right in...
An excerpt from my script review for Homefront (Rambo 4) which will be available 03/17/25:
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1.) Marketability of the Idea
Before we get too...
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.
Hi all, and welcome to a new week here at Write to Reel.
The script we're looking at today emphasizes how important it is to look at and have a basic comprehension of...
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...
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...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Meg (1996 Unproduced Draft) which will be available 08/09/18:
What Worked
Pg. 3 - Floating like Tinkerbell…
This is a good line and strong, vivid imagery.
Pg. 8...
Hank here.
Tip of the day:
An "isle" is what we all hope to buy once we sell our scripts for millions of dollars, while an "aisle" is where we buy the Ramen Noodles...
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...
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...
