An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26:
2.) Plot Stability
So this is the second installment for Friday the...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on the novel by Andy Weir.
Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from my script review for The Belko Experiment which will be available 07/10/17:
2.) Plot Stability
Most of you know by now, but…
Big fan of contained here.
To me there’s nothing more challenging...
An excerpt from my script review for Free Fire which will be available 05/22/17:
2.) Plot Stability
As the title to this review implies, the plot ran out of places to go.
There’s only so...
An excerpt from my script review for Lost City of Z which will be available 04/24/17:
3.) Quality of Characters
Motivation.
Your hero needs it.
Why does Percy want to go back to the jungle? Because...
An excerpt from my script review for Green Room which will be available 05/30/16:
2.) Plot Stability
It’s amazing how a good plot can originate from an everyday mistake.
The brilliance of this script is...
An excerpt from my script review for Logan which will be available 12/18/17:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Both portions were really well done.
This film set a really high bar with the following trailer, one...
Before we get down to the top 10 films I thought where the best, I thought I’d talk a little about some runner-ups that didn’t make the cut. 2017 had a ton...
An excerpt from my script review for Gone Girl which will be available 10/22/14:
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2.) Plot Stability
Carson sent out an...
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...