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...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

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....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

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...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

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,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

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...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

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...
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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...

The Card Counter – Eliminate the fluff in your scripts.

An excerpt from my script review for The Card Counter which will be available 09/13/21: 5.) Format One tip given to amateur screenwriters is to read professional scripts. That scripts. Plural. The issue with just reading...

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...

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...

What Could Have Been – Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon

An excerpt from my script review for Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon which will be available 09/15/25: 2.) Plot Stability Admittedly I did minimal research before reading this script so as not to persuade my...

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...

All the Old Knives – A 3way take!

An excerpt from 3way's script review for All the Old Knives which will be available 05/04/22: I think it is worth mentioning that this draft is from 2014, so quite a while ago....

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....

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