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...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26: 2.) Plot Stability As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...
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Baywatch – Reboot the Tone too!

An excerpt from my script review for Baywatch which will be available 05/30/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description This is the gem of the discussion. Where the TV series was more drama, despite some of the...

IT – Build Tension, and then Deliver

An excerpt from my script review for IT (2017) which will be available 09/11/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description With horror, it’s important to build in TENSION. More importantly, to do so while delivering the opposite...

Deadpool – A new Captain Favorite?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA I was a pretty big X-Men fan during the 90’s. I still have binders filled with cards somewhere. I even collected the Hi-C box juice tie-in. They had cards on the back...

The Neon Demon – How much of it was Refn?

Hi all. Happy Day of Independence! (Day late on the blog, our apologies.) To all our French readers out there, thank you. And to our English ones…things worked out for the best, right? The Neon...

Happy 2019! – New Year, New Writer

What do you plan to do this year? Complete your first script? Research potential buyers for your completed spec script? Or just improve your overall craft as a screenwriting? Whatever your goal we're glad to help,...

HORROR MONTH WEEKEND WRAP UP – Week 1!

Now if you aren’t fully aware of what exactly this month entails for me, it’s a month where I watch nothing but horror movies every night and only horror. It also goes...

Write to Reals – Dead Girl 2006: Reals’ First Produced Female Script Review!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Dead Girl (2006) which will be available 07/26/18: Initial Thoughts First, I want to say that it is great to read the work of a female...

Write to Reals – Drive Away Dykes (Unproduced by Ethan Coen and Tricia Coen): Dated or Subjective comedy?

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...

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