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 Last Voyage of the Demeter which will be available 08/14/23:
What WorkedClemens - I liked Clemens as our main character - we don’t spend too much...
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...
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...
This year has kind of been a bust for movies. And some movies I thought I’d love ended up being giant disappointments. You’ll eventually see those films on my Worst of 2021...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery which will be available 01/01/23:
What Worked
The Puzzle Box - It is an interesting opening and a fun way to introduce...
An excerpt from my script review for Séance which will be available 06/07/21:
3.) Quality of Characters
Setting aside the #MeToo movement entirely…
As grown ass men, we should avoid writing these scripts with casts...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for The Water Man which will be available 05/24/21:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Blood List. Hit List.
Gaining notoriety via one of these lists is a good way to...
