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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Matrix Reloaded Script Review

Hi all. If you remember, Roy went on and on about philosophy and great screenwriting last week with his review of The Matrix. You know he's the smert one, but here's a bit of...

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...

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...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall – Script Review

Script Link: Forgetting Sarah Marshall by Jason Segel Logline: Devastated Peter takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know Sarah's...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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