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...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

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...
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Die Hard – Tis the Season, Mother Fu…

An excerpt from my script review for Die Hard (1988) which will be available 11/06/23: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where I was most impressed. We’re constantly arguing to make your description memorable, using subtext...

Nope – The necessity of good characters.

An excerpt from my script review for Nope which will be available 01/16/23: 3.) Quality of Characters I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again…please give us characters to care about. It reminds me...

Nosferatu – Knowing a Spec from a Shooting Script

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,...

The Substance – Characters or Caricatures?

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...

Write to Reals – The Lost Daughter

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Lost Daughter which will be available 01/16/22: What Worked The Setup - As Hank discussed in his review for House of Mourning, small moments included in your thriller...

Chimera (aka Ghost Ship) – A Study in Horror (Part Two)

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...

Retribution – The Necessity of Thinking Clearly.

An excerpt from my script review for Retribution which will be available 09/11/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So I finished my summer gig about two weeks ago. Should have been ready to go the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

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,...

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