An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on the novel by Andy Weir.
Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
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 Straight Outta Compton which will be available 8/20/15:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The dialogue was decent, in that it felt like the “street dialect” was captured for...
Here's the script review for our FIRST Amateur Monday winner, Down Range:
Hi all.
Our first ever Amateur Monday Contest ended Friday. Votes were tallied. And the winner is…
Down Range by our...
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...
Thor Ragnarok indeed Ragna-Rocks! I saw at least 5 reviews already using that tagline, and I really wanted to be the 6th.
Ragnarok not only is the best Thor film, it might...
Our beloved 3way had some time on his hands, and wanted to weigh in on the Blood List's 2018 Fresh Blood script When Horror Met Sally:
It’s billed as a horror/dark comedy.
Logline: After...
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...
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...
An excerpt from The Captain's film review of Sicario which will be available 11/12/15:
The only reason Kate was even asked to join this operation was so she could sign off on a...
