An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25:
3.) Quality of Characters
One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...
An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion.
So this script was 120 pages of actual text....
On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...
An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
The premise of the story is solid.
What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25:
What Worked
The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25:
What Needs Work
A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
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 Ex Machina which will be available 4/27/15:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Contained sci-fi thriller.
I love it.
This might be partial, coming from yours truly, because one of...
An excerpt from my script review for 10 Cloverfield Lane which will be available 03/14/16:
***SPOILERS***
2.) Plot Stability
Going to come right out and say it, I loved this script!
(What’s more, I wrote a...
An excerpt from our guest script review for Non-Stop which will be available 01/11/15:
Plot/Structure
Bill Marks is a former cop and aging federal air marshal on a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco....
An excerpt from my script review for Annihilation which will be available 02/26/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Keeping your audience guessing throughout the entire script and/or film is a crucial portion of your job as...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Manchester by the Sea which will be available 12/06/16:
5.) Format
.00025% of the human population has a disorder with their Corpus Callosum, the part of the...
An excerpt from my article on Writing a Query Letter People Will Read which will be available 12/08/14:
Letter Structure
Quick introduction of yourself, past credits, contest wins, etc. (If you don't have...
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...
