An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26:
2.) Plot Stability
So this is the second installment for Friday the...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on the novel by Andy Weir.
Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
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 Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24:
What Worked
The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...
An excerpt from my script review for Not Okay which will be available 08/29/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
This is the second script I’ve reviewed in a row where a character wanted desperately...
An excerpt from my script review for In the Heights which will be available 06/28/21:
3.) Quality of Characters
So following along with my initial thought from the last section, we knew where this...
An excerpt from my script review for The Thing (1982) which will be available 11/15/21:
2.) Plot Stability
Sure, the film is from 1982, but before you call it outdated and move on, realize...
An excerpt from my script review for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent which will be available 04/26/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
This is where I think we should focus most of our time.
If...
Love is in the air. That and covid. Love and covid, the new Steven Soderbergh film coming soon straight to HBOMax.
I can’t really remember the last time I reviewed a movie just...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Fear Street Part One: 1994 which will be available 10/11/21:
3.) Quality of Characters
Generic Baddies.
Holly. Hooded Figure. Nightwing Killer.
First off, all I could think of when...
