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...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
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.
Hi all.
Here's what we've got on the agenda for this week.
Wednesday 4/18/12
The Sublime Freedom by Antony Davies
When a single-father cop spies on his daughter’s internet use, he discovers a previously undetected killer...
An excerpt from my script review for The Witch which will be available 03/21/16:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Description had its moments, and was decent overall.
Page 12, after the witch kills Baby Sam:
She grinds...
An excerpt from my script review for Steve Jobs which will be available 10/19/15:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Description, blah, blah, blah.
You're not here for that. I didn't read Mr. Sorkin's script for...
An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 11/23/15:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The description was so unoriginal it had to use famous tricks or shots from other movies, referencing...
Hi all.
I’ve decided to make this review public in its entirety.
Not as some conceited or boastful gesture, thinking my writing will benefit those in the Lafayette Theater Shooting, although the thoughts, prayers,...
An excerpt from my script review for Aloha which will be available 06/29/15:
4.) Dialogue and Description
This description set an excellent tone.
There were a bunch of comparisons throughout, but the overall sense was...
I would love to tell you all I’ve been super busy the last couple of weeks since Horror Month ended, that’s why I haven’t done a review since Halloween. But honestly, the...
Can you answer these questions for all of your characters?
Knowing who they are is important. so they LEAP off the page for your reader!
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