An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25:
3.) Quality of Characters
One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...
An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion.
So this script was 120 pages of actual text....
An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
The premise of the story is solid.
What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25:
What Worked
The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25:
What Needs Work
A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
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 my script review for Spotlight which will be available 03/07/16:
5.) Format
The one thing this script proves to me, is regardless of every industry rule, technique, or requirement, if your...
Michael Bay, he really hasn’t grown much as a director, has he? Like me wrapping presents. I do it every year, yet I never seem to get any better at it.
Not growing...
Hi all.
Here's the schedule for next week.
Monday 9/10
Buried by Chris Sparling
Logline: Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find...
An excerpt from my script review for The Circle which will be available 05/01/17:
2.) Plot Stability
Delivering on the premise.
A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle,...
An excerpt from my script review for A Kid Like Jake which will be available 06/04/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Part of me grows tired of these lazily written projects that think because they’re tackling...
An excerpt from my script review for Entourage which will be available 06/08/15:
3.) Quality of Characters
Vince – The movie star, who despite having box office hits, still hasn’t reached that next level...
(Before you start, make sure to catch up on Horror Week 1 and Week 2.)
Apostle - Did a great job at atmosphere, felt almost like a prequel to Wicker Man. Not as...
An excerpt from my script review for Antebellum which will be available 10/05/20:
4.) Dialogue and Description
We’ve said it before on here that screenwriting “rules” are more like “guidelines”.
https://youtu.be/jl0hMfqNQ-g
Sometimes you can break these...
