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...
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...
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...
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...
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 our ScreenBeats article From North Korea, With Love: Insights into the Next Bond Film which will be available 1/2/15:
"A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail...
An excerpt from my script review for Pixels which will be available 8/11/15:
3.) Quality of Characters
Billy Madison was popular around the time I was finishing high school. In fact, it was...
An excerpt from my script review for The King of Staten Island which will be available 01/18/21:
3.) Quality of Characters
I like Pete Davidson.
He’s in one of the best SNL skits of all...
I know this isn’t exactly a horror film, but it is about a monster going around eating people, so I say it counts.
One thing I can say about the film right...
Hi all.
Hopefully you've had a chance to see the new Top Ten list, over to the right in the sidebar or on our forums.
Anyway, here's what we're planning for next week.
Monday 9/3
Forgetting...
An excerpt from my script review for Triple 9 which will be available 8/25/14:
3.) Quality of Characters
If your story has a large list of characters, remember to serve them to your reader...
An excerpt from my script review for Ghost in the Shell which will be available 04/03/17:
2.) Plot Stability
Being perfectly blunt, I fell asleep 3 times while reading this…in the middle of the...
An excerpt from my script review for Nautica which will be available 2/23/15:
2.) Plot Stability
Very sound plot.
Like I mentioned above, I was kept on my toes the entire time trying to figure...
