An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Was a very fun and engaging story.
If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...
An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV.
This is a line that Brean...
If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...
An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25:
2.) Plot Stability
For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...
An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25:
2.) Plot Stability
First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early.
The legend...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25:
What Worked
The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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.
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 Reals' script review for The Lost Daughter which will be available 01/16/22:
What Worked
The Setup - As Hank discussed in his review for House of Mourning, small moments included in your thriller...
An excerpt from my script review for Elemental (2023) which will be available 11/21/23:
2.) Plot Stability
It started off well enough.
The idea of these two fire elementals going to Elemental City for a...
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 Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24:
What Worked
The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...
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...
Another year, another October, which means another steady stream of horror movies getting reviewed. A little something I like to call “Horror Month”.
If you don’t know, I’ll be watching and reviewing movies...
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...
