An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on the novel by Andy Weir.
Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...
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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No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
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...
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.
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...
Part 2 of our Super Duper Special Halloween 3 Double Feature!
(Don't miss Part One.)
And now, The Captain's review of this classic, classic film...
https://youtu.be/zKNIqG9J2KU
It’s that time of year again, time to watch Season...
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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...
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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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Hope you're all enjoying your Saturday, with the kids watching cartoons, and spilling milk out of their cereal bowls. (Or maybe you're the "kid" doing that as you read this.)
Today...
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...
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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...
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...
