The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

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...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

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...
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The Big Short – Breaking Walls and Making Cameos

An excerpt from my script review for The Big Short which will be available 12/21/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Breaking the 4th wall in a story is generally frowned upon, especially if it’s not...

LYSISTRATA CELL – Script Review

Hi all. Today the luck of the draw yields a review of another non-linear script...sort of. LYSISTRATA CELL by OhLisa LOGLINE: When the male population of an oppressive society forces young virgins to breed through...

Blade Runner 2049 – Exception to the Sequel Rule?

Hey, it'’s October, where’s Horror Month? Doesn’t it start now? And yes, imaginary person in my head who is asking this question. Horror Month starts right after this review. It kind of...

Passengers – Too creepy even for the Cap’n?

I’m still trying to decide if I liked this movie or not. I love Chris Pratt. He’s one of those actors I noticed going back all the way to Everwood. He has...

Part 2: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – 2nd Annual Halloween Double Feature

(Here's Part 2 of this year's Halloween Double Feature, and don't miss Part 1's Script Review.) Dog will hunt! Lick my plate, you dog dick! You just had to learn about sex. S-C-E-X! The...

Voyager – Script Review

Hi all, and welcome to another week. Hope no one has a case of the Mondays. Today we're taking a look at one of those types of scripts with a twist that gets Roy...

Rocky Balboa – Reader Review

Hi all and Happy Cinco de Mayo! Remember Roy and I made the decision to do one sold script a week, and now we have the pleasure of introducing our first Reader Review...

Aloha – WTF Did You Just Watch?

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...

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