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...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

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...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

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....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

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...
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Lost City of Z – Crafty Character Description

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...

The Belko Experiment – Escalating a Contained Plot

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...

Best Movies of 2017!

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...

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...

Write to Reel Q4 Mini Contest

Hi all. This will be the first official Write to Reel screenplay contest, and we're still hammering out the details. We know this though...10 entrants. That's it. I wanted to email the info out ahead of...

Arrival – Are your characters unbelievable?

An excerpt from my script review for ARRIVAL which will be available 11/14/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Louise is completely unbelievable. A woman can’t be an intelligent linguistics professor? Certainly she can. She can’t then...

Logan – Fitting Ending?

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...

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...

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