With zero fanfare, or buzz or anticipation whatsoever, Netflix has released the second half of Rebel Moon, giving it the ridiculous title The Scargiver.
https://youtu.be/UEJuNHOd8Dw
If you thought now your questions would finally be...
An excerpt from my script review for First Blood which will be available 04/30/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Will Teasle.
Nothing in this script happens without him.
Think about that…we don’t get to see just how...
An excerpt from my script review for The Hills Have Eyes 2 which will be available 04/23/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Again…think Predator but a bunch of influencers before there was influencing.
We’re going to pit these strong,...
In the expansive realm of cinematic storytelling, "Madame Web" emerges as a beacon of creativity, weaving together a tapestry of intrigue, adventure, and existential exploration. Directed by a visionary filmmaker and brought...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24:
What Worked
The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...
An excerpt from my script review for Road House which will be available 03/25/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Okay, before we get into the original, did anyone watch the remake?
Don’t let me ruin it for...
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.
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Stir of Echoes which will be available 08/15/16:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Are horror scripts selling?
Today I want to take a genuine look at this question.
After...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Drive Away Dykes by Ethan Coen and Tricia Coen which will be available 04/13/18:
What We Can Learn
1.) I always encourage finding your own voice...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfj1VCg16Y
When Hank said I should do a review of The Revenant, I was a bit puzzled. I already did a review of The Revenant a couple of years ago. It was awesome!...
An excerpt from my script review for All the President's Men which will be available 02/20/17:
2.) Plot Stability
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana
(If anyone’s...
(Thanks to our friend in the forums, SolomonKane, for weighing in on this much discussed, yet still unproduced, screenplay!!!)
Smoke and Mirrors
Writers: Lee Batchler and Janet Scott Batchler
Plot/Logline: In 1856, Jean-Pierre Robert-Houdin, inventor...
Hi all.
Quick note, Roy and I are thinking about doing an all pro scripts week starting 8/6/12. Reason being we get a lot of interest both to the site and newer...
An excerpt from my script review for ARRIVAL which will be available 11/14/16:
3.) Quality of Characters
Louise is completely unbelievable.
A woman can’t be an intelligent linguistics professor? Certainly she can.
She can’t then...