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.
An excerpt from The Captain's thoughts on Straight Outta Compton which will be available 09/7/15:
The film starts out in the late 80’s, Dr. Dre is having a hard time trying to make...
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...
Kong is back, baby! And he don't give no fucks!
You got helicopters? He'll fuck them up with a tree!
You got napalm? Fuck your napalm! Kong will toss it back at you!
This...
The Captain takes a look at Bad Robot's 10 Cloverfield Lane. Will he enjoy it as much as I did the script?
https://youtu.be/yQy-ANhnUpE
Saint Patrick's Day special review!
Okay, maybe it’s just a coincidence this...
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...
This week the Captain takes a look at something he admits he's not a fanboy of...Star Wars.
Will he be able to stomach the newest installment of the franchise?
Rogue One: A Star Wars...
I love the original Planet of the Apes film. There’s even kind of a soft spot in my heart for that dumb Tim Burton directed Mark Wahlberg one. What can I say,...
An excerpt from my script review for The FOunder which will be available 01/23/16:
3.) Quality of Characters
It’s interesting that Ray transforms from our “down on his luck” hero to the villain of...
