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...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26: 2.) Plot Stability As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...
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Gambit – Revisting this Cancelled X-Men Script

An excerpt from my script review for the 2015 unproduced Gambit script which will be available 08/08/24: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, so here’s a little background from SK’s review of the Gambit script… Gambit was...

Skyscraper – Setups and Payoffs

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...

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...

The Competition – Valentine’s Day with The Cap’n!

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...

American Made – Good Characters, Some Flaws

An excerpt from my script review for American Made which will be available 10/02/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Having clever characters is good. The one thing they can’t be is too clever, however. In contrast to...

Rampage – Cool adaptation or just The Rock doing what he does?

An excerpt from my script review for Rampage which will be available 04/16/18: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Rampage. Not going to lie. This was the first game I purchased for the NES, or...

Scanners (2007) – Uproduced David Goyer Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for which will be available 09/13/18: Initial Thoughts I realize some of you screenwriters may see the name David Goyer and lose interest in the script/project. Now, David...

Leave No Trace – Proper Title or Political Agenda?

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...

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