Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26: 2.) Plot Stability As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

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...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

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....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

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...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

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,...
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Horror Month 2022 – Week 2!

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...

Horror Month 2021: Week 4

This is the final week of Horror Month, but don't forget to check out the earlier installments like Week 3. It's the final week for #HorrorMonth and I actually have a few recommends...

The Fly – Old School Love Triangle

An excerpt from my script review for The Fly which will be available 11/07/22: 3.) Quality of Characters Good character connections. Veronica. A Lois Lane type, if you will. She’s a smart reporter that’s out to...

Insomnia – Give your thriller detective things to do!

An excerpt from my script review for Insomnia (2002) which will be available 10/17/22: 2.) Plot Stability The tone is set pretty early on. We’re given a sexy little scene of a woman’s body being...

Horror Month 2022 – Week 3!

Vesper – Not exactly a horror film, more dystopian sci-fi. But it does have some horror elements to it that were pretty good. The film in general was actually pretty good. Mutated plant...

Horror Month 2021: Week 3

(And check out Week 2 first!) Slumber Party Massacre – This one was surprisingly not that bad. It’s a SyFy original movie, so of course I was expecting the worst, but I ended...

The Burial – Just because it’s “inspired by” actual events…

An excerpt from my script review for The Burial (2023) which will be available 11/29/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea …doesn’t mean it’ll make for an interesting story. (Wondered where I was going with that...

They Cloned Tyrone – Do Stereotypes Sell?

An excerpt from my script review for They Cloned Tyrone which will be available 07/19/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is one of those “list scripts” in that it was on the Blacklist...

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