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...
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.
An excerpt from my script review for Birdman which will be available 11/17/14:
3.) Quality of Characters
Matt vs. Riggan
Found it very interesting how they were more or less two peas in the same...
Hi all.
It's two weeks in a row that I've been lucky enough to start Wednesday with fast moving scripts.
This week it's:
The Days Never Know by Taylor McCleve
Logline - With their ten-year high...
An excerpt from my script review for Bad Moms which will be available 08/09/16:
2.) Plot Stability
Blake’s Beats. 3 Act Structure. Whatever.
This comedy script proves you can do the whole “cookie cutter” plot...
An excerpt from my script review for Fury which will be available 10/27/14:
Want the full review? Follow this link to the Fury Script Review.
3.) Quality of Characters
Characters were a bit overwhelming...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Boltneck which will be available 03/03/2020:
Boltneck was a masterpiece!
https://youtu.be/uxbQATBAXf8
Did you ever wonder what Boltneck was exactly? Wonder no more!
3.) Quality of
Characters
More than a decade
ago the...
An excerpt from my script review for Southpaw which will be available 08/03/15:
2.) Plot Stability*
Congrats on writing a mediocre Rocky 3 script.
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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...
