Deadpool and Wolverine – Got what we deserved.

An excerpt from my script review for Deadpool and Wolverine which will be available 12/10/24: 2.) Plot Stability It’s said that the line is blurred on where Ryan Reynolds ends and Deadpool begins. Although both...

Red One – Know who and what you’re writing for.

An excerpt from my script review for Red One which will be available 12/02/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea For some reason, after the cat waking us up and me putting him downstairs, I...

Heretic – Anticipate your audience.

An excerpt from my script review for Heretic which will be available 11/18/24: 2.) Plot Stability Having run long in my complaints in the first section, I’m going to try and be more focused...

Twisters – Which side to root for?

An excerpt from my script review for Twisters which will be available 11/11/24: 3.) Quality of Characters There is one character that returns, that I forgot to mention. The Twister. This time it even brings along...

Terrifier 3 – Tis the Season!

What makes a Christmas movie, a Christmas movie? It has long been debated if classics like Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It is. And the same goes to The Nightmare Before...

Species – Sooner or later you gotta CATCH your monster!

An excerpt from my script review for Species which will be available 11/05/24: 2.) Plot StabilityTwo major issues here I wanted to discuss.The first is what I referred to as I read as...
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Write to Reals: Lou (2022)

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Lou which will be available 10/23/22: What Needed Work The Page Length - This comes in at 115 pages (114 plus the title page) which made me hesitate....

Write to Reals: The Mother – Was this J Lo project original enough?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Netflix's The Mother (2023) which will be available 05/29/23: Hello, everyone! Hope you’re all having a fantastic Memorial Day Weekend! With Hank out for a few weeks,...

The Beekeeper – Realistic Premise?

An excerpt from my script review for The Beekeeper which will be available 05/28/24: 2.) Plot Stability Full disclaimer… I saw this before I read it, and I fell asleep. However that day I was also up...

Write to Reals – Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre which will be available 06/04/23: What Needs Work The Title - We have talked a lot about titles recently, particularly because I’ve begun...

What Could Have Been: A McG/Marsilii 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Prequel?

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...

The Descent (2005) – “Top” Horror

An excerpt from my script review for The Descent which will be available 07/24/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Some weeks I’m completely clueless on what to review. Scripts for films out in theaters are...

They Cloned Tyrone – Do Stereotypes Sell?

An excerpt from my script review for They Cloned Tyrone which will be available 07/19/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is one of those “list scripts” in that it was on the Blacklist...

Insomnia – Give your thriller detective things to do!

An excerpt from my script review for Insomnia (2002) which will be available 10/17/22: 2.) Plot Stability The tone is set pretty early on. We’re given a sexy little scene of a woman’s body being...

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