An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26:
2.) Plot Stability
So this is the second installment for Friday the...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
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...
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 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...
I was at a loss as to what exactly I should review this week. You Were Never Really Here was a film I was extremely excited for. From the trailers it seemed...
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 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 my script review for The Space Between Us which will be available 02/06/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Dialogue.
It’s never polite to take a dump on your reader.
(I’m, of course, speaking of...
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Hi all.
Hoping to spice things up for our weekly script reviews by going back to our roots. Reviewing Amateur Scripts!
Because Friday is kind of a busy day for...
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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 which will be available 06/21/16:
2.) Plot Stability
The political story works.
The part that doesn’t, necessarily, is that McKay isn’t as good a guy as he...