28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

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...
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Wind River – Using Subtext and Tone

An excerpt from my script review for Wind River which will be available 08/14/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Subtext and tone. Your script should have both. Both were established early on in this script...

Using an Intercut – Video

Are you, like I was, afraid of using technical screenwriting techniques like an intercut? Not to worry, we go over that and more (like using V.O. and O.S.) in this quick and easy...

Horror Month 2020: Week 3 and Top 10 New Horror Movies!

Kind of a dead final week for me in terms of movie watching. I still had a few left I wanted to check out, but nothing was really screaming to be watched....

Mr. Right – Landis is On Fire!

https://youtu.be/2TatqilQ8rI Max is on fire! And his rainbow hair looks delicious. The guy is a spec selling fool. But let’s talk about the last of his pitched films. So Max pitched a bunch...

Ingrid Goes West – Wrong message sent?

An excerpt from my script review for Ingrid Goes West which will be available 08/28/17: 2.) Plot Stability Starting off, I don’t get the whole "Instagram Celebrities" thing. Personally, I use Instagram for marketing purposes...

Get Hard – Buddy the Elf 2?

An excerpt from my script review for Get Hard which will be available 04/06/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Blocks of description. Not walls of it, just mostly blocks, but you all know better. Break...

Non-Stop – Guest Review

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....

The Unseen – Forcing Two Plot-lines Together Doesn’t Always Pan Out

It’s the 4th of July and what better way to celebrate than to review a Canadian film. Meet Bob. Saying Bob’s life sucks is a bit of an understatement. His wife has left...

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