Horror Month 2025: Week 1

The first week of Horror Month is complete! Here is everything I watched. Feel free to list every horror related movie or series you watched as well, I'm always on the hunt...

What Could Have Been: Vanderbilt’s The Long Walk Adaptation

An excerpt from my script review for The Long Walk (unproduced by James Vanderbilt) which will be available 10/06/25: 2.) Plot Stability Just a reminder, this is for Vanderbilt’s unproduced version and not the...

Horror Month 2025!

It’s that time again, the month of all things spooky, creepy and stinky. Because like every year, I know a majority of the films on this list are going to be real...

Him (2025) – WTF?!…but in a GOOD way!

An excerpt from my script review for Him (aka The Goat) which will be available 09/29/25: 2.) Plot Stability I thoroughly enjoyed this script. Benny is entering Connor’s world, and he feels like he’s by himself, but...

The Sting – Does it still hold up? (…and RIP Robert Redford)

An excerpt from my script review for The Sting (1973) which will be available 09/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So…this was started yesterday, but mom is visiting from Florida all week. Over the weekend we...

What Could Have Been – Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon

An excerpt from my script review for Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon which will be available 09/15/25: 2.) Plot Stability Admittedly I did minimal research before reading this script so as not to persuade my...
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Script Links 6-25-12

Hello one and all. Interesting week this week. Roy's taking the family on a bit of a short vacation. If he seems like he's ignoring you, he's not, but if you...

The Invitation – Using Your Premise Effectively

An excerpt from my script review for The Invitation which will be available 06/14/16: 2.) Plot Stability The logline drew me in, and the setup got me past page 15. Setting the Premise Two years ago...

Den of Thieves – Importance of Making it Quick

An excerpt from my script review for Den of Thieves which will be available 01/29/18: 5.) Format One of the best compliments you can receive as a writer, aside from having your script optioned...

Wonder Woman 1984 – Another DC Misstep?

It feels so long ago since I’ve reviewed a DC superhero movie. I believe the last one was Joker. Of course that isn’t part of this cinematic universe. Though I’m pretty sure they...

Write to Reals: Run – Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Run which will be available 12/01/20: What Worked Mother’s Introduction: In a church group, we meet a woman whose child is going off to college soon. The...

The Martian – Kind of Place to Raise the Stakes?

An excerpt from my script review for The Martian which will be available 10/06/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Similar to earlier argument, the sassy, sarcastic dialogue never really made me think Mark was in...

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...

Wilder Than Her – Horror in times of Covid-19

An excerpt from my script review for Wilder Than Her (Blood List 2020: Fresh Blood) which will be available 11/09/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Today we’re taking a look at one of the...

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