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.
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...
Hi all.
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...
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...
Hi all.
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...
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...
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...
Happy Sunday once again all.
Today's script takes us back on the hunt for vampires, or vampiri as our Serbian characters refer to them. In the lore it's also possible for these...
An excerpt from The Captain's film review of Aloha which will be available 8/11/15:
I’m still trying to wrap my head around how this got made. Did executives read the script or did...
