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 Sherlock Holmes and the Vengeance of Dracula which will be available 12/03/18:
4.) Dialogue and Description
We’ll focus on the description first.
The Good
The writer did an excellent...
An excerpt from my script review for Money Monster which will be available 05/16/16:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The description.
One thing we should avoid is jumping back and forth between “side scenes”. By...
An excerpt from my script review for Wonder which will be available 02/19/18:
5.) Format
Watch the name dropping.
I just discussed with my children, two of whom saw the movie on a field trip,...
Surprise last minute Valentine’s Day review!
This special day deserves a very special review of a very special movie. Unfortunately all I have to offer is The Competition. A garbage romantic comedy...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Shadow of the Colossus by Justin Marks which will be available 09/20/18:
What Worked
Pg. 1 - The way that Justin Marks writes is a style that...
You may or may not remember me mentioning that before Infinity War came out, I wanted to rewatched a few of the Marvel films. But not included in my epic binge watch...
An excerpt from my script review for God Particle (aka Cloverfield Paradox) which will be available 02/12/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Good, old fashioned contained murder/mystery.
Murder on the Orient Express but on a space station.
No...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for So Help Me God which will be available 07/14/18:
What Needs Work
-- Pg. 1 - We don’t need the D.A.’s name if the writer is just...
