An excerpt from my script review for Let's Be Cops which will be available 04/14/25:
2.) Plot Stability
What I want to focus on is the “fun and games” aspect of this script, because...
It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review. I’ve never been all that good at them, so bear with me while I try to remember how this is done. I...
An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25:
5.) Format
We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading.
By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...
An excerpt from my script review for Maleficent which will be available 03/31/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
So this one came up as the Boss and I were discussing the new “live action”...
An excerpt from my script review for Wind Chill which will be available 03/24/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Despite the lackluster performance at the box office, this story did a lot of things right in...
An excerpt from my script review for Homefront (Rambo 4) which will be available 03/17/25:
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1.) Marketability of the Idea
Before we get too...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Hereditary which will be available 06/10/18:
What Needs Work
6. Pg. 21 - The support group speech to give exposition is kind of lazy. Think of more...
Our beloved 3way had some time on his hands, and wanted to weigh in on the Blood List's 2018 Fresh Blood script Small Town Murder Mystery:
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Logline: Journalism student, Carly...
An excerpt from my script review for Mosul which will be available 12/07/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Jasem.
A hard as nails father figure to a band of vengeful soldiers in Iraq.
He’s tough. Mostly fair. And understands...
This of course the definitive Best & Worst list of films that came out in 2020. There really are no other lists that compare and are really worth reading but mine. If...
I told you there was more to come from my Sundance experience, didn’t I? Well, here is the second part of my two-part Sundance 2021 review!
Enjoy!
Prime Time
(Director: Jakub Piątek - Screenwriters: Jakub...
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...
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....
An excerpt from Reals' script review for MUTE which will be available 02/24/18:
What Needs Work
Pg. 1 - 2 - I don't think we really needed to spend 2 pages showing that he...
