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25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...
An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26:
3.) Quality of Characters
Before we go too far into this…
Maddie’s voice over in the beginning.
She opens the story, but then...
An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26:
2.) Plot Stability
This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...
An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25:
https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A
Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...
An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...
An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...
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An excerpt from my script review for The Spy Who Dumped Me which will be available 08/16/18:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Setting the tone of your story via description is a fantastic skill to...
An excerpt from my script review for I Feel Pretty which will be available 04/23/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Predictable plot.
Avoid it at all costs!
If this means your hero doesn’t get the outcome she was...
An excerpt from my script review for On Chesil Beach which will be available 06/18/18:
2.) Plot Stability
Watch the Sun Dance, Darling.
That’s the title I would have picked, pulling from the Oscar Gold...
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 San Andreas which will be available 6/02/15:
2.) Plot Stability
Surprisingly, there’s a lot we can learn from this version. (Admittedly, I was dubious considering the...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Phantom Limb which will be available 03/08/18:
What Needs Work
1. Starting with a VOICE OVER always makes me nervous. It can work, but all-too-often it is...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Hotel Artemis which will be available 06/11/18:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Black List 2016.
Writer of Iron Man 3 and MI: Rogue Nation.
Mr. Pierce has some credits...
