Weapons – Revisited!

An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26: 3.) Quality of Characters Before we go too far into this… Maddie’s voice over in the beginning. She opens the story, but then...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...

KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...

Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...

The Running Man – Still a classic.

An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely. One...
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Creed 2 – You knew it was coming…right?

I could have sworn I reviewed the first Creed movie, but I guess I was mistaken as it was Hank who reviewed only the script.  I’ve had Creed 2 on the docket to see...

Alita: Battle Angel – Can Anime be adapted to Live Action successfully?

I’m starting this review off telling you that I loved this movie. And that is shocking for a bunch of different reasons. One being the trailers for this looked ridiculous. That mostly...

Write to Reals – Wonder Woman (2004) – Unproduced – Laeta Kalogridis: Parts used for the film?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Wonder Woman (2004) - Unproduced - Laeta Kalogridis which will be available 05/04/18: Initial Thoughts I personally thought Wonder Woman (2017) was an important, but flawed, film....

Anon – Netlfix’s New Sci-fi Noir. How’s it hold up?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Anon which will be available 05/10/18: What Needs Work -- I am also writing a similar noir-like detective story (though mine is a comic series, not a...

Script Links 10-8-12

Hi all. Bit of a change up next week. Monday 10/8 Training Day by David Ayer Logline: On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue...

The Gambler – Guest Review

An excerpt from our guest script review for The Gambler which will be available 12/28/14: Marketability of Idea As a re-make of the 1974 film of the same name, there is some "brand awareness"...

Blackhat – Avoiding Dialogue Stereotypes

An excerpt from my script review for Blackhat which will be available 05/03/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description Overall the dialogue wasn’t bad, except for one major exception. Lien. Stereotyping Dialogue Chen was Chinese, but it’s cited he...

Flatliners – Importance of Well Paced Plot

An excerpt from my script review for Flatliners which will be available 10/09/17: 2.) Plot Stability This was one of those that scripts that, even at over 100 pages, I didn’t constantly check what...

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