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 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...
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...
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...
Sequel Spooking: Who Ya Gonna Call?
An Open Letter to Donald Trump
By ScreenBeats™
***Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones Spoilers ahead ***
Today ScreenBeats™ addresses Donald Trump’s question from his instagram video that was picked up and...
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....
One last leftover from Horror Month from an extremely disappointed Captain...
Hey, kids. Are you sick and tired of seeing those big kids getting in to see R rated slasher horror films? Well...
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...
