An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...
An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26:
After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself...
2.) Plot Stability
This...
An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26:
2.) Plot Stability
I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project.
It wasn’t bad, but similar to...
An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...
An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time.
Let’s just get the description...
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...
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 If I Stay which will be available 8/25/14:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
It's based on a book.
That little factoid alone will generate reads with folks in...
Hi all, and welcome to a new week here at Write to Reel.
The script we're looking at today emphasizes how important it is to look at and have a basic comprehension of...
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Thanks to one of our forum regulars, CEMartin2 (some of you may remember his Mythical project), for bringing back the reader review for Thursday.
Today he's taking our 9 questions structure and...
We had a discussion on the forums where Roy and I were asked how we plan out and write our characters.
Personally, I didn't have a process, other than writing a character down...
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You get to start another exciting week with your pal, Hank. (Try to contain your excitement.)
Today we're taking a look at Condesa by H.L. Wheeler
Precocious Lisa, at 7, can recite...
An excerpt from The Captain's movie review for American Ultra which will be available 8/30/15.
Will it be funny enough for his tastes?
Mike and Phoebe (Kristen Stewart’s character) are madly in love. They...
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After Roy's review of the Juno script and that monumental spanking we got last week on the Diablo Cody Reddit discussion, I wanted to revisit this writer to see if she's...
The Captain reviews the film Criminal:
https://youtu.be/JNfRQ4NBjUU
From the trailers alone, I got Self/less flashbacks. A film I’ve been championing since it came out. I mean, hell, the films both feature people getting shoved...