It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

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...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

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...

The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

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...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

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...
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The Whale – Social Issues Implemented at Just Right?

An excerpt from my script review for The Whale which will be available 12/27/22: 2.) Plot Stability Was this the overwhelmingly best story I’ve read all year? No. However, I do feel like the project was more than...

Shut In (2022) – Nice example of contained.

An excerpt from my script review for Shut In which will be available 02/14/22: 2.) Plot Stability As I mentioned above, this script was an excellent example of a contained horror thriller. In fact, what...

Elysium – The Dilemma of a Reluctant Hero.

An excerpt from my script review for Elysium which will be available 05/19/25: 3.) Quality of Characters Wow…I was really surprised that this script wasn’t reviewed before… Going back through the thread for it, there’s...

Horror Month 2021: Week 1

It's that time of year again! No One Gets Out Alive – Found this movie to be pretty poorly executed, but had an interesting creature design, leading up to a face eating vagina monster lady. However the plot suffers from incoherency at...

What Could Have Been: Captain Blood Reboot (1994)

An excerpt from my script review for Captain Blood (1994) which will be available 04/01/26: 2.) Plot Stability My biggest complaint, aside from the similarities in the previous section? Way too many sea battles. Listen, I...

Hustle – But with a Chinese Twist!

An excerpt from my script review for Hustle (2022) which will be available 07/05/22: 1.) Marketability of the Idea When someone mentioned this script was available to review, I couldn’t help but think I...

Write to Reals: I.S.S. – Making Contained Stories Work

An excerpt from Reals' script review for I.S.S. which will be available 01/28/24: What Worked The First Page - I like they way this opens - with a bit of text reading: Right now aboard the...

Horror Month 2023 – Week 2!

(And don't forget to check out Week 1 here!) Pet Sematary: Bloodlines â€“ I kind of had high hopes for this one, as I am a fan of the Pet Sematary films, or at...

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