An excerpt from my script review for Salem's Lot (1979) which will be available 10/21/24:
2.) Plot Stability
In typical Stephen King fashion, at least in his earlier works, we’re presented with a little...
Week two is ready for you!
Don’t forget, each week I’ll give a quick rundown of what I watched and thought of them, usually on Sunday is when I post those. But if...
An excerpt from my script review for Blink Twice which will be available 10/14/24:
5.) Format
Don’t take your reader’s time for granted.
My son is currently applying to colleges.
As I reviewed his essays and...
I’ve found myself doing this thing lately whenever I watch a bad movie. Instead of shutting it off like a sane person would, I instead try to visualize a way to make...
Week one is done!
Don't forget, each week I’ll give a quick rundown of what I watched and thought of them, usually on Sunday is when I post those. But if you don’t...
An excerpt from my script review for The Substance which will be available 10/08/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Elisabeth, the fading star who’s reached the end of her career.
Sue, the ideal image of youth...
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 my script review for Retribution which will be available 09/11/23:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
So I finished my summer gig about two weeks ago.
Should have been ready to go the...
An excerpt from my script review for Amsterdam which will be available 02/12/24:
2.) Plot Stability
It’s the day after the Super Bowl (hopefully Travis Kelce hasn't dumped her, or vice versa), and if...
An excerpt from my script review for Cobweb which will be available 09/18/23:
2.) Plot Stability
“The same, only different.”
Arguably one of the most overused and generic statements we’re given (in one form or...
(And don't forget to check out Week 1 here!)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – I kind of had high hopes for this one, as I am a fan of the Pet Sematary films, or at...
An excerpt from my script review for Oppenheimer which will be available 10/17/23:
5.) Format
From time to time we here at Write to Reel like to tell you who you aren’t.
Please understand, this isn’t...
Here it is...
(And don't forget to check out Week 2!)
Dark Harvest – This was the one I was most excited for after watching the trailer. Which could only mean one thing: it was...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for The Beekeeper which will be available 05/28/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Full disclaimer…
I saw this before I read it, and I fell asleep. However that day I was also up...
