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...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...
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The Neon Demon – Cap’n Takes a Piss

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...

Jurassic Park Script Review

Hi all. First off, thanks to Jordan for contributing our Reader Review for this week, and doing a fine job. This script is certainly a blast from the past for me. Not only did this...

Moon – Script Review

Script: Moon by Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker Logline: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer,...

Dragged Across Concrete – Another S. Craig Zahler Success?

I was at a crossroads this week as to which film I should review. Netflix had The Dirt, the bio picture about the 80’s hair metal band Mötley Crüe. I was never...

Virtual PitchFest – WtR Promo

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...

The Descendants – Script Review

Hi all. This one's long overdue, I know. Let's get right into it. Will this script be a gem of a sale that everyone's talking about, or a diamond in the rough left for the...

99 Pages of Zombies (A Working Title)

Hi all. Another week come and gone. Before you hit that "honey do" list, let's spend some time talking ZOMBIES! 99 Pages of Zombies by TheKyleShow Logline: After a series of strange lights are...

Terminator Genisys – Why is Skynet so Stupid?

An excerpt from my script review for Terminator Genisys which will be available 07/20/15: 2.) Plot Stability This script checked all the boxes, plot-wise, but I can’t shake the feeling we’ve seen this all...

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