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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Possessor – Come for the Movie Review, STAY to see what our beloved Cap’n has been up to!

Long time no see! It’s been awhile since you’ve had to endure one of my movie reviews. So to ease back into things, I thought first I’d talk about everything I’ve been...

The Circle – Avoiding Plot Pitfalls

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,...

Entourage – Why Drama Is Bad

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...

The Interview – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for The Interview which will be available 01/05/15: 6.) What I liked... As an early version of the story, it was nice to see the finished product. ...

Downsizing – Importance of Defining Your A and B Stories

An excerpt from my script review for Downsizing which will be available 01/15/18: 2.) Plot Stability Don’t complicate your story. Before starting a script, you should have a good idea of what your main plot...

The Road (2009) – Generic Names, 3D Characters

An excerpt from my script review for The Road which will be available 12/13/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Three dimensional personalities tucked behind generic names. Man and Boy. We’re with them for well over one hundred...

Trumbo – Learning from the past…

An excerpt from my script review for Trumbo which will be available 04/25/16: 6.) What I liked... Besides being a well written screenplay, the tangents with today’s political climate are astonishing. In this script we’re...

Hotel Artemis – A Film that’s…Forgettable?

If Hotel Artemis has one thing going against it, it’s that I found the film very forgettable. It almost seemed to vanish from my mind as soon as I left the theater....

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