The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

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...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

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...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

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...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

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...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

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...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

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...
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Sept. Amateur Winner – Part 2

The Captain's script review for our Amateur Monday winning script Black Swarm which will be available 10/08/15 (and don't forget to check out the script here): Time to review a script! Which...

The Nice Guys – Vintage 90s Shane Black

An excerpt from my script review for The Nice Guys which will be available 05/23/16: 2.) Plot Stability Let’s be honest. This is a Lethal Weapon reboot. As I read, I could easily see...

Fatman – Should You Give Away the Twist?

An excerpt from my script review for Fatman which will be available 11/30/20: 2.) Plot Stability So the twist… As the Cap’n mentioned in his movie review you have Chris who’s down on his luck,...

Triangle – Proper Use of an Establishing Shot

An excerpt from my script review for Triangle which will be available 10/16/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Proper use of an establishing shot! As I read, and our group was on the ocean liner, this...

Write to Reals – The Blind Rage of Peacoat Miller

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Blind Rage of Peacoat Miller which will be available 03/01/18: Hey guys, The Write to Reals series will now be taking on the wonderful world of...

Write to Reals – Harrow Alley: Greatest Unproduced Script of All Time?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Harrow Alley which will be available 03/16/18: What Needs Work -- Wow. HUGE chunks of text. I realize this was written at a different time, but steer...

Love and Monsters – Create Passionately

An excerpt from my script review for Love and Monsters which will be available 10/19/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Quality of monsters! Okay, I called Joel’s run-ins with these monsters “episodic” in regards to the plot,...

Write to Reals – Dagon by David Michael Quiroz, Jr. (2018 Fresh Blood Script)

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Dagon by David Michael Quiroz, Jr. which will be available 11/26/18: The Script -- I like that it is only 101 pages (including the Bloodlist cover page...

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