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...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
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 very interested to see this one when I first saw the trailer about a year ago as I was writing a thriller with a few similarities and I wanted to...
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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 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...
The Captain reviews Trainwreck!
Will Amy Schumer win him over?
Trainwreck
Besides horror and Arnold movies, I also grew up watching romantic comedies thanks to my mom. My favorite still being Don't Tell Her It's...
An excerpt from my article Utilizing LinkedIn and the Art of the Follow-Up which will be available 12/22/14:
Ah, the Follow-Up
So you've queried via the example I mentioned in the Quick and Easy...
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...
Mortal Engines is the most ambitious, original and weirdest movie of 2018. That isn’t to say I liked or hated this movie, in fact, I still have no idea how I...
