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...
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An excerpt from my script review for The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T which will be available 05/13/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
According to the initial post, this was the only project ever...
An excerpt from my script review for Reptile which will be available 10/02/23:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The dialogue was actually pretty good.
First, we’re given this weird call to Summer, a Real Estate agent...
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...
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...
What makes a Christmas movie, a Christmas movie? It has long been debated if classics like Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It is. And the same goes to The Nightmare Before...
Week four is out the door!
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...
HORROR MONTH 2024
It’s finally here! The month we have all been waiting for! Okay, maybe not everybody, but anyone who loves to watch horror movies at least. And I got two big...
An excerpt from my script review for Let's Be Cops which will be available 04/14/25:
2.) Plot Stability
What I want to focus on is the “fun and games” aspect of this script, because...