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.
The Captain weighs in on the film portion of The Witch:
https://youtu.be/iQXmlf3Sefg
The Witch! Burn the witch! Or I guess I should call it Vitch since it seems to be spelled with two V’s....
Hi all, and Happy Saturday.
Today we're taking a look at a zombie comedy, which deals mostly in physical comedy. One of the question I asked myself is how "funny" does a...
An excerpt from my script review for November Man which will be available 9/1/14:
3.) Quality of Characters
After what had to be missing plot, there were missing character relationships.
Devereaux and Mason had the...
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...
(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...
It is starting to look like live action adaptations of anime are about at the same level as videogame adaptations. Meaning they're all fucking terrible!
I think I went down the list of...
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...
Hi all. (Does that annoy anyone yet? I wanted to go with "hello, hello" but that's already taken.)
Here's the schedule for this week. Walker's gracing I with another reader...
