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 Saving Mr. Banks which will be available 02/22/16:
2.) Plot Stability
There are two storylines.
The primary being Walt Disney trying to convince Pamela Travers that he won’t...
Hi all.
Next week we start our new schedule. With that in mind we want to get these links out early hoping that you can follow along with us next week.
Monday 7/23
Eons...
https://youtu.be/EgdxIlSuB70
Look at them buns! Wedgied buns. Side buns. Sandy buns. Wet buns. Covered in blood buns. That last one, maybe not so hot.
An actual shark film that wasn’t made by The...
An excerpt from my script review for Wind River which will be available 08/14/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Subtext and tone. Your script should have both.
Both were established early on in this script...
I might need some alcohol to get me through this one because this film is terrible. Chances are you might need a drink or two as well if you plan on continuing...
Hi all.
As you'll notice below, Roy and I have made a slight change to our weekly schedule.
We're switching to two reviews a week and one article.
Two reasons for this.
First, the return on...
Our Captain reviews Marvel's Captain in his newest installment:
https://youtu.be/f4wavWUZFMA
Are you guys ready for another slightly vague remembering of a film I saw a few weeks ago?!
For this week’s review I’m listening...
An excerpt from my script review for Murder on the Orient Express which will be available 12/04/17:
2.) Plot Stability
Can a novel written in 1934 still be relevant and excite modern day audiences?
3way...