The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time. Let’s just get the description...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26: 2.) Plot Stability As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

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...
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Valentine’s Day Special: Marry Me

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...

The Beast of Bedburg – Reals tackles the Grey List!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Beast of Bedburg (Grey List 2023) which will be available 03/13/23: Hi All! I’m filling in for Hank today with a script from the new “Grey...

Halloween Double Feature 2024: From Dusk Till Dawn (Part 1)

Hi all. It’s that magical time of year again when the Cap’n and I do our Halloween Double Feature! This year we decided on a classic… 1.) Marketability of the Idea It’s a vampire story. Two bank...

Fear Street Part One: 1994 – Mediocre Villains

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...

What Could Have Been: Red Palms (Vintage 1993 Action)

An excerpt from my script review for Red Palms (Unproduced Action script) which will be available 07/17/24: 2.) Plot Stability My biggest issue here was that it took too long to get Tommy and...

Free Guy – “Natural” Writing

An excerpt from my script review for Free Guy which will be available 08/23/21: 2.) Plot Stability This was a well written script. Was it the best script I’ve ever read? No. Is it the most...

Shutter Island – NOT the kind of contained we mean.

An excerpt from my script review for Shutter Island (2010) which will be available 03/12/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea We’re constantly telling you to consider writing a contained horror. Why? Because it’s one of...

The Wendigo – Script Blast from the Past?

An excerpt from my script review for The Wendigo (1970) which will be available 09/12/22: 5.) Format This script had a lot going for it, but here’s where I want to spend the bulk...

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