28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

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...
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Eighth Grade – Anything New in Teenage Angst?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eighth Grade by Bo Burnam which will be available 09/14/18: What Worked Pg. 1 - I like the character description because it is short, sweet and (I...

Write to Reals: So Help Me God by Larry Cohen (Revisions by Tom Holland) – Trim the fat, then add some meat!

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...

Rambo: Last Blood – Should action movies be more PC?

It’s been 11 long years since the last Rambo film, which I thought concluded the saga of Rambo pretty well. But this is Stallone we’re talking about here, if there’s a chance...

Ready Player One – The Description Worked!

An excerpt from my script review for Ready Player One which will be available 04/02/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description Okay, here’s some good stuff. The description was practically bang on by sprinkling in the style...

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...

God Particle – Good old fashioned contained Cloverfield…

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...

Wonder – Other Reasons NOT to Name Drop!

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,...

Write to Reals: Saving Zoe (2019) – Teenage Gone Girl?

Today for our review we have an indie thriller based on a bestselling novel, titled Saving Zoe. Now, all of us should be so lucky to be able to adapt a popular novel...

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