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...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Warfare which will be available 05/12/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Can you write an interesting story without any dialogue?
It’s not until page 12 before we have our...
An excerpt from my script review for Final Destination which will be available 05/05/25:
2.) Plot Stability
With Final Destination: Bloodlines coming out later this month, I wanted to take a look at the original.
In fact,...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City which will be available 04/27/25:
What Worked
The Woman on the Road - This, I believe, is a scene from the game Resident...
An excerpt from my script review for Noah which will be available 04/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses 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.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review. I’ve never been all that good at them, so bear with me while I try to remember how this is done. I...
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! Just maybe not between Blake Lively and director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
I really wanted to do a Valentine’s Day movie review and there...
An excerpt from my script review for Chimera (aka Ghost Ship) which will be available 09/23/24:
2.) Plot Stability
My thoughts and feelings have been mentioned on this site before, so apologies if you’re...
An excerpt from my script review for The Substance which will be available 10/08/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Elisabeth, the fading star who’s reached the end of her career.
Sue, the ideal image of youth...
An excerpt from my script review for Kicking and Screaming (Untitled Soccer Script) which will be available 10/03/24:
2.) Plot Stability
The main thing we’re going to talk about here is streamlining your script...
An excerpt from my script review for Anora which will be available 03/03/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The annoying versus the absurd.
The youngest watched Jojo Rabbit yesterday.
It was appropriate since that was another project...
An excerpt from my script review for Conclave which will be available 12/31/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Here’s the nuts and bolts of the review.
“Every cardinal, deep down inside, has already chosen the name...
An excerpt from my script review for Nosferatu which will be available 02/10/25:
5.) Format
When setting out as an amateur screenwriter it’s important to know the difference between a spec script (meaning speculative,...
