An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
The premise of the story is solid.
What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25:
What Worked
The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25:
What Needs Work
A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
An excerpt from my script review for 28 Days Later which will be available 07/16/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Tying into the Capn’s review of the 28 Years Later, thought it would be cool to...
I’ve been debating if I should review this movie. I have pretty mixed feelings on it, and it seems I’m not alone. People are either loving it, so much so they are...
An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Was a very fun and engaging story.
If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...
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.
Hank here.
Headed back to Amazon Studios to check out another script that they seem to be excited about.
Today's pick is Touching Blue (which I thought was about someone jumping high and touching...
Script: V for Vendetta by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Logline: A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Monster (2003) which will be available 06/26/18:
3.) Quality of Characters
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat.
“Monster” does not refer to the...
https://youtu.be/w3ugHP-yZXw
I want to get this out of the way now. I thought this film was terrible. You won’t have to read through page after page of my ranting and raving just to...
Hi all.
Back at it for the start of another week.
Just a quick housekeeping note. Roy mentioned in the script links, but we'll both be defined by days now. We were...
Happy Sunday one and all.
Today we're taking a look at a project, that isn't necessarily bad, but gives us a good example of one thing, the importance of the logline.
Let's take a...
Hi all.
I was at a loss for what to write about today, and then it was suggested that I talk about marketing a script. (Thanks again to Fejumas for the idea.)
This...
