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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Evil Dead Rise – And the PROBLEM with Remakes.

I want to take a second of two to talk about the state of remakes these days. At the same time, I think also maybe touch on why it upsets a group...

Agent 47 – Why Skip Woods is Awesome

An excerpt from The Captain's review of the Hitman: Agent 47 film which will be available 9/20/15: I hate Skip Woods. I’ve never met him, I don’t know who he is, but just...

Training Day Script Review

Script: Training Day by David Ayer Logline: On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. King Kong...

Where are they now – 5/18

Today I wanted to take a look back at some of our earlier reviews. When Roy and I started, we had no clue if this would be beneficial or not. We knew...

The Empire Strikes Back Script Review

Hi all. It's Thursday, and you all know what that means, we're taking a look at a professional script to see how the pros do things right, and occasionally wrong. This Thursday it's my...

Storm Dragons

Today we're taking a look at Storm Dragons by Leonardo Reis. Since Leonardo is more or less creating an entire world from scratch, here's the logline: The ancient Covenant of the Dragon decrees that...

Oz the Great and Powerful – Script Review

Hi all. Today's script caught me a bit off guard. I hadn't even known it was an idea for a film, let alone a script until I saw it during a preview with the...

My Friend Dahmer – Fact or Fiction?

An excerpt from my script review for My Friend Dahmer which will be available 11/13/17: 2.) Plot Stability Before we take a look at the previous two questions, one thing concerns me with the...

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