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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Our first ever contest is now closed for Public Entries.
Best of luck to the entrants, and STAY TUNED for the winners!
$100 entry fee (also includes detailed notes from Hank).
10 spots total,...
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...
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...
Go ahead, say what you will about Mel Gibson as a person. I’m willing to look past all of that and focus on one thing and one thing only. The man is...
An excerpt from my script review for Life which will be available 03/27/17:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
If you’re a querying amateur like me, you’ve probably been given this rejection multiple times…
“The script...
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...
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...
