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25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...
An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26:
3.) Quality of Characters
Before we go too far into this…
Maddie’s voice over in the beginning.
She opens the story, but then...
An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26:
2.) Plot Stability
This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...
An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25:
https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A
Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...
An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...
An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...
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.
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Welcome to another Saturday Edition of Hank Unleashed.
Today's script take's us down to the Florida Everglades in search of the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Interestingly enough, doing a bit of research, I found out...
Script: Judgement Date by Ed Love
Logline: When a wrongly convicted death row inmate gets a chance at freedom on the live comeback TV show of a disgraced Idol judge, he gradually turns...
An excerpt from my script review for Guzikowski's Friday the 13th which will be available 03/14/17:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
As some of you know, from time to time we take a look at...
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Today we have a guest writer sharing with us his experience of what he did after receiving our notes, our friend from the forums, Michael Jennings.
Simply put, he received a positive...
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I know we said we'd be switching to pro scripts, but as I promised Sly I'd get this done, I didn't want to leave him hanging.
After reading it, I'm glad I...
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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...
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...
Hi all, and Happy First of July.
Wow summer's flying by, especially when you're doing two and sometimes 3 reviews per week.
Here we are on part three of our little experiment, known as...
