An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26:
2.) Plot Stability
So this is the second installment for Friday the...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
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...
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 Seventh Son which will be available 2/16/15:
2.) Plot Stability
The script was vastly superior to the film.
The version I read is in no way perfect, but...
Meet Milo.
Milo loves vampires. I mean, he REALLY loves vampires. So much so, he thinks he is one.
Okay, not the biggest deal, right? I’m sure it’s perfectly normal for any young…...
An excerpt from my script review for The Snowman which will be available 10/23/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Sometimes it’s fun how the script for a current week addresses issues mentioned in the previous...
I feel like I always have to start reviews like this off by letting everyone know beforehand that I’m not the biggest fan of a particular fandom. I’m not the biggest fan...
Reals was kind enough to share an essay he wrote for Mitch Smith Media.
What’s In A Name?
Let Us Prey and the Importance of Titles
Hello dear friends and readers!
After discussing limited-location scripts with...
Wait...after all his criticism, The Cap'n actually liked it?
https://youtu.be/RfJgT89hEME
I’m guessing a lot of you skipped this one at the theaters. A sequel to a film 20 years ago? What is this, Ghostbusters?!...
An excerpt from my script review for Agent 47 which will be available 09/14/15:
2.) Plot Stability
Based on the reviews, I was expecting A LOT worse.
Was anything in this script surprisingly new? ...
We go over 10 elements to include in your own writing to keep the plot tense and a reader reading, regardless of limited locations.
These techniques may be known by multiple names, but...
