28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

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...
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Jem and the Holograms – Truly, truly, truly…something?

An excerpt from my script review for Jem and the Holograms which will be available 12/07/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Aside from the plot, this was probably THE MOST annoying issue I had with...

Legend of Tarzan – Disney’s Jungle Cruise with Abs!

An excerpt from my script review for The Legend of Tarzan which will be available 07/11/16: 2.) Plot Stability Everyone should have caught the HUGE red flag when interviews with Alexander Skarsgård were focused...

The Gift – Less than thrilling?

An excerpt from my script review for The Gift which will be available 11/09/15: 2.) Plot Stability This thriller was less than thrilling. Did it have tense situations? Certainly, but other than the very...

Shadow in the Cloud – New Year, New…inspiration for your next horror thriller?

An excerpt from my script review for Shadow in the Cloud which will be available 01/04/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Contained horror thriller. We’re starting this year’s first review off with marketable advice. A few...

A Few Good Men – Utilizing Smart Characters

An excerpt from my script review for A Few Good Men which will be available 02/05/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Establish (and then utilize) smart characters. Kaffee. Young and inexperienced doesn’t equal stupid, a fact that...

Script Links 6-11-12

Hi all. I just wanted to say Thank You for putting your scripts up on our Read Page. You have no idea how much simpler this makes formatting the script links post...

Script Links 5-28-12

Hi all, and Happy Memorial Day. Thanks to those that defend our freedom, whether past, present or future. Here's what's on the agenda for this week, but also look for changes to the slide...

Moonlight – Did Sam and Frodo stare this much?

An excerpt from my script review for Moonlight which will be available 02/13/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So it’s based on a piece of dramatic writing called In the Moonlight Black Boys Look...

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