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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Death Note – Another Anime Adaptation Fail?

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...

Patient Zero – Should we stop trusting film trailers?

Where to start with this movie... I know, let’s start with how unoriginal the plot is. It’s basically I Am Legend. Not even just a little bit like it, but blatantly I...

Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Revisit the Capn’s Mixed Up Childhood.

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...

What Should Be Going On by Act 3?

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...

Write to Reals – True Lies 2 by Jeff Eastin: Unproduced Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for True Lies 2 (Unproduced) by Jeff Eastin which will be available 08/24/18: What Needs Work -- Pg. 1 - Already some massive walls of text and dialogue....

2017 Writing Resolutions…

Hi all, and Happy New Year! Is this the year you break into the screenwriting industry? Do any of your resolutions include the following: A.) Complete your first script B.) Land an agent or manager C.) Option...

Oasis

Hi all. Good morning and happy Saturday. I'm going to get this out of the way early. As you know, our author today, Randall Hahn, wrote a gem of a script called Gideon,...

Screenwriting Video: 4 Exercises BEFORE You Start Writing

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...

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