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...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
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.
Atomic Blonde is not a bad film. However it doesn’t live up to what the trailer promised. Sure, this film has plenty of action in it. Even if it isn’t warranted. The...
Upgrade stars Logan Marshall-Green, not Tom Hardy as some have mistakenly believed. And no, this is not the Venom movie. Logan Marshall-Green has the unfortunate fate of looking almost identical to Tom...
Hi all, and a new week with more links. We're cutting down to 4 scripts a week (which should be a nice balance) as Roy especially is putting so much free...
Giving your script a contained setting makes it more marketable.
Wondering why? Are you stuck on ways to brainstorm contained script ideas?
Not to worry, we're here to help.
https://youtu.be/WpT6D5w2c5o
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...
In preparation for Sunday Spotlight Part 3 coming up this weekend, we wanted to take a look at what should be happening by the beginning of Act 3.
Let's take a look at...
Nothing says, "Happy Thanksgiving" like a new video!
Do you have a great idea you're ready to get started on? Is there enough "meat" on the project's bones to go from FADE IN...
Every year for horror month since I’ve been reviewing movies for the site, I always like to showcase at least one older film that people either love or hate. This year I...
