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.
Hi all.
As a holiday treat (no tricks sorry), here’s Part 1 of our Halloween 3 Double Feature!!!
(And don't forget to read Part 2.)
Unfortunately, the only thing spooky about this review is how...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Expendables 3 which will be available 8/18/14:
4.) Dialogue and Description
This script is a GREAT example of how to write interesting description.
Instead of telling you, I'll...
An excerpt from my Interstellar Script Analysis which will be available 11/10/14:
2.) Plot Stability
Finding NASA
(Movie) A "gravity ghost" is in Murph's room, and gives the coordinates via a binary dirt message on...
From the writer of the 1998 Godzilla film and the director of Geostorm, now brings you Bad Samaritan, a fun little thriller that I quite enjoyed.
David Tennant plays Cale Erendreich, now...
An excerpt from my script review for American Assassin which will be available 09/25/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Dialogue that is blunt, and to the point.
And this stuff was good, not “matter-of-fact” style that...
While I was on vacation, trying to find my own Crystal Lake, two of your favorite reviewers both watched the same film, JASON X.
With The Captain being a horror fan, and 3way...