28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

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...
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What Could Have Been – Jon Spaihts The Mummy

An excerpt from my script review for The Mummy by Jon Spaihts which will be available 11/14/23: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, here’s the major difference… In the final film, the Mummy is of an Egyptian...

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...

28 Days Later – Would YOU pick zombies?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Days Later which will be available 07/16/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Tying into the Capn’s review of the 28 Years Later, thought it would be cool to...

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....

Horror Month 2023 – Week 4!

Finishing out the month! (And don't forget to check out Week 3!) Apocalypse Clown â€“ Not a horror film, I would say the title is a bit misleading, but I guess it did deliver what...

Oxygen – Cool example of Contained

An excerpt from my script review for Oxygen which will be available 05/12/21: 2.) Plot Stability It was a cool little story. The thing to remember about contained plots is… Make mountains out of mole hills. I...

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