An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time.
Let’s just get the description...
An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Be careful who you wish for…
That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...
An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26:
2.) Plot Stability
As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...
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...
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.
This week the Captain weighs in on SPLIT.
Will M Night Shyamalan return to his roots or give us another dud?
Enjoy...
I guess this pretty much goes without saying, but…
SPOILERS AHEAD!
https://youtu.be/84TouqfIsiI
Do not read this...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is not a terrible film. It is however completely uninspiring, but at film 5 in the series, how can it be? Johnny Depp...
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…...
For some dumb reason I skipped both films when they were out in theaters. I have no idea why. The first film I waited because it was pretty much an unknown. Plus...
Where did we leave off after Parabellum? Does anyone remember?
To recap, John Wick, an unstoppable killing machine, gets shot off a building by his trusted friend Winston played by Ian McShane one...
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...
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...
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...
