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...
An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV.
This is a line that Brean...
If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...
An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25:
2.) Plot Stability
For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...
An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25:
2.) Plot Stability
First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early.
The legend...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25:
What Worked
The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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.
In the expansive realm of cinematic storytelling, "Madame Web" emerges as a beacon of creativity, weaving together a tapestry of intrigue, adventure, and existential exploration. Directed by a visionary filmmaker and brought...
An excerpt from my script review for A Nightmare on Elm Street 6 (Unproduced) which will be available 04/27/18:
What Needs Work
...Note - A fun game to play with this script is to...
Hi all.
For those few of you smart enough to stumble onto the front end of the site here, I wanted to let you know what's going on.
Our forums are down for a...
Here we are again, another Netflix original Zack Snyder film. The last time we found ourselves in this predicament, it was with Army of the Dead, a film he shot with an...
I love mobster movies and no one makes a mobster movie the way Martin Scorsese can make a mobster movie. He unfortunately hasn’t made a mob movie since The Departed, which finally...
It has been almost 10 long years since Fury Road was magnificently released into theaters. Usually when sequels take this long to come out, it feels a little too late for it....
Well, Hank's at it again.
This time we're headed down to sunny Florida (I sounded that out as Flor-REE-duh as I typed it) and to the beaches of Miami. A group of...
After my Buried review I wanted to take a look at what goes into creating suspense in genres similar to the contained thriller. THEN I remember Roy's forum post on "How...
