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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
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.
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...
Hi all.
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...
Script: The Fifth Element by Luc Besson
Logline: In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr...
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...
Hi all.
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...
I think it was Chris Matthews who said this about Sarah Palin when she first got introduced to the world.
If you like this type of thing, then this is the type...
Dear Write to Reelers,
As many of you know, screenwriter/member Pete Bridges just sold a spec script to Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment! Pete started through the screenwriting website, Virtual Pitch Fest, where he...
