X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

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...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

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...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

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...
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Justice League – Good Things Take Time…

Justice League is a hilariously bad, Frankensteined together, clusterfuck that needed not only another year to work on the CGI but also a complete rewrite of the script, because this thing makes...

Spy – Another Notch on Her Belt

An excerpt from my script review for Spy which will be available 06/15/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Write several other hits, then get Melissa McCarthy attached to yet another one of your scripts,...

Script Link 7-31-12

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...

The Hateful Eight – Or Django 2, Now with MORE N Word!

My script review for The Hateful Eight which will be available 01/04/15: Hi all. Happy New Year! With that fun little greeting out of the way... You’re not Quentin Tarantino. Before we start ANYTHING, that needs to...

Passengers – Good Sci-fi Fun

An excerpt from my script review for Passengers which will be available 01/03/17: 2.) Plot Stability Again, this story hits all the marks in a way that entertains us, not including certain beats simply...

Script Links 10-22-12

Hi all.  It's Wednesday already. Monday 10/22 127 HOURS by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Logline: A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures...

The Happytime Murders – What Noir aspect is as overused as the Wilhelm Scream?

I guess I knew from the trailer that maybe this film wasn’t going to do well in theaters. You usually walk away with one of two feelings after your first screening of...

Escape Plan 2 – Can Hollywood Age Gracefully?

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...

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