An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi
Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...
An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26:
5.) Format
This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on.
Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...
An excerpt from my script review for Captain Blood (1994) which will be available 04/01/26:
2.) Plot Stability
My biggest complaint, aside from the similarities in the previous section?
Way too many sea battles.
Listen, I...
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An excerpt from my script review for Lost River which will be available 5/4/15:
3.) Quality of Characters
Underdeveloped. All of them.
Bones and Billy especially.
Bones comes across as a whiny bitch, who’s afraid...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Skyscraper which will be available 07/16/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Setting up and using payoffs.
This script did an excellent job setting up a cutting edge building of the...
Reals took a look at this documentary hitting digital platforms this Valentine's Day!
Hey All!
I’m very excited to bring you a special review today for the newly-released documentary project, Bombshells and Dollies! The kind...
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...
Initial Thoughts
So, the logline is pretty bland - Woman’s husband and son are killed, so she goes after the killers.
However, a couple of things grabbed by interest about this picture:
It won the...
So, this was suggested to me by The Captain (but I was already planning on watching it, promise!) for a review, and so I thought I would oblige.
What is this film about?
The...
An excerpt from my script review for Leave No Trace which will be available 11/12/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Episodic.
That’s a term I’ve not used in a long time. A long time.
Continuing what I said...
