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...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26:
2.) Plot Stability
As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...
An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26:
2.) Plot Stability
So this is the second installment for Friday the...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
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...
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, 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...
The best way I can describe Colossal to you is it is Godzilla meets Heathers. The Godzilla part sure, that’s a no brainer. It has giant kaiju monsters in it. But why...
First off, I want to apologize and this is a "Hank" review. My reviews are in no way as eloquent or visually appealing as Roy's. For that I apologize.
Having said...
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...
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 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....
From the writer of the 1998 Godzilla film and the director of Geostorm, now brings you Bad Samaritan, a fun little thriller that I quite enjoyed.
David Tennant plays Cale Erendreich, now...
