An excerpt from my script review for Anora which will be available 03/03/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The annoying versus the absurd.
The youngest watched Jojo Rabbit yesterday.
It was appropriate since that was another project...
Golden Cagey Awards
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3rd Annual Golden Cagey Awards, a night dedicated to celebrating the unique and unforgettable performances of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and beloved actors,...
An excerpt from my script review for I Saw the TV Glow which will be available 02/24/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Two things led to the mediocre story we were delivered here.
The first was the...
An excerpt from my script review for Smile which will be available 02/18/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
I hate washing my face.
Not that I enjoy being dirty, I understand the benefits of good hygiene, but...
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! Just maybe not between Blake Lively and director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
I really wanted to do a Valentine’s Day movie review and there...
An excerpt from my script review for Nosferatu which will be available 02/10/25:
5.) Format
When setting out as an amateur screenwriter it’s important to know the difference between a spec script (meaning speculative,...
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.
Grimcutty – I do like the concept of this one, where parents have so much anxiety over their kids, they manifest this boogeyman who attacks them, making them worry even more for their...
Being the giant fan that I am of the Beverly Hills Cop movies, I jumped for joy (no actual jumping took place) at the thought of another film added to the franchise...
An excerpt from my script review for The Whale which will be available 12/27/22:
2.) Plot Stability
Was this the overwhelmingly best story I’ve read all year?
No.
However, I do feel like the project was more than...
An excerpt from my script review for Wonka which will be available 01/08/24:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Here’s where we’re going to spend most of our time.
Pitching a spec script is quite the challenge.
Pitching...
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 The Holdovers which will be available 02/05/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Paul and Angus play well off each other.
Paul thinks Angus has potential, and Angus acts out...
An excerpt from my script review for Don't Worry Darling which will be available 10/10/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
This is what I liked.
Creating characters that are…off.
As the cast is slowly introduced everyone seems to have...
I don’t remember much about Equalizer 2 only that I enjoyed it, and it had Pedro Pascal as the main villain. That came out 5 years ago. So, about a year less...
