An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
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...
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4th Annual Golden Cagey Awards!
Nicholas Cage is here again, celebrating another year of The Golden Cagey Awards. And once...
An excerpt from my script review for Marty Supreme which will be available 03/17/26:
3.) Quality of Characters
So why didn’t I care about the story?
Marty’s a prick, plain and simple.
We’re told, as amateur...
An excerpt from my script review for The Lost Boys (1987) which will be available 03/09/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
So…my biggest complaint with the script…
Page 14:
A loud rock group performs.
Talk about underselling it!!!
This...
An excerpt from my script review for Sinners which will be available 03/03/26:
2.) Plot Stability
The script opens a bit differently from the film.
Here we’re presented with a burned man running from a...
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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...
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...
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Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...
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 Sting (1973) which will be available 09/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
So…this was started yesterday, but mom is visiting from Florida all week. Over the weekend we...
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 Flight Review which will be available 02/02/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Before reading, I noticed that this film wasn’t getting the best of reviews.
Sometimes that’s to be expected...
An excerpt from my script review for Salem's Lot (1979) which will be available 10/21/24:
2.) Plot Stability
In typical Stephen King fashion, at least in his earlier works, we’re presented with a little...
