What Could Have Been: Elementary by Brian Helgeland

An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25: 2.) Plot Stability Was a very fun and engaging story. If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...

Wag the Dog – More Relevant than Ever?

An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV. This is a line that Brean...

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – Missed Opportunities?

If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...

The Swallow – Can this Bloodlist script be improved?

An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25: 2.) Plot Stability For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...

Elevator Game – Horror Written Right

An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early. The legend...

Write to Reals: Final Destination’s X-Files Origins

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25: What Worked The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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10 Cloverfield Lane – Get in the Box!

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...

Ray Gunn – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Ray Gunn which will be available 9/08/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Ray Gunn Script Review. 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was...

Gone Girl – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Gone Girl which will be available 10/22/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Gone Girl script review. 2.) Plot Stability Carson sent out an...

Legend of Tarzan – Disney’s Jungle Cruise with Abs!

An excerpt from my script review for The Legend of Tarzan which will be available 07/11/16: 2.) Plot Stability Everyone should have caught the HUGE red flag when interviews with Alexander Skarsgård were focused...

The Shallows – Is Your Description Digestible?

An excerpt from my script review for The Shallows which will be available 06/27/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description First of all this script was almost entirely description. That’s to be expected, because it’s...

Lazarus Effect – Wait we can learn something?!

An excerpt from my script review for Lazarus Effect which will be available 03/09/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Plot. Dialogue. Format. Things to learn from each, but let's check out characters. The...

Miss Sloane – Everytown Pay Attention

An excerpt from my script review for Miss Sloane which will be available 12/12/16: 2.) Plot Stability This script hit all the points it needed to, and had the necessary twists. But we’re not going...

Super – NOT a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for Super which will be available 05/08/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Where one can make the argument that Starlord doesn’t really change in the Guardians movies, the opposite...

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