An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion.
So this script was 120 pages of actual text....
On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...
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...
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 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? ...
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...
Hi all.
Here's what's on the agenda for this week.
Wednesday 5/23
Mythical by Charles Martin
Two teens find the burnt corpse of a soldier desert that turns out to be a zombie with super powers....
An excerpt from my script review for Blood Father which will be available 09/12/16:
3.) Quality of Characters
Characters don’t always have to be good, or even completely likeable, but we need people to...
An excerpt from my script review for Zombi 2 which will be available 03/06/17:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Zombie. Zombi 2. Nightmare Island. Island of the Living Dead.
This script by...
An excerpt from my script review for No Escape which will be available 9/3/15:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Here’s an idea we’ve not discussed before…
Non-specific Location
Meaning your script can be shot in a...
An excerpt from my script review for Allied which will be available 11/29/16:
3.) Quality of Characters
The individual characters were good, but not what I want to focus on here.
For this section let’s...
I was planning on reviewing Sharky’s Machine, the Burt Reynolds directed movie, starring himself. But… I fell asleep during the long stretch of time spent on Burt Reynolds’ character watching a hooker...
