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...
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An excerpt from my script review for Death Wish which will be available 03/05/18:
3.) Quality of Characters
Converting your hero into an antihero.
We’re presented with Paul Kersey as a giver of life right...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Crush the Skull which will be available 03/20/19:
What Worked
A super dark, grimy atmosphere - starting with a little girl locked in a room and chained...
An excerpt from my script review for Triple Frontier which will be available 03/12/19:
3.) Quality of Characters
The one thing this script did well was present the argument of murder on one’s own...
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...
Long time no see! It’s been awhile since you’ve had to endure one of my movie reviews. So to ease back into things, I thought first I’d talk about everything I’ve been...
It's DAY 1 of the New Year, and you're making resolutions...
What do you plan to do in 2024?
Complete your first script?
Polish a rewrite and start querying producers, agents and managers?
Or just improve...
An excerpt from my script review for Chappaquiddick which will be available 05/14/18:
3.) Quality of Characters
Good old fashioned love triangle.
And I’m not talking romance, but bromance!
Joey Gargan loves Ted Kennedy who loves...
An excerpt from my script review for Harriet which will be available 11/04/19:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The description was fine, but what hit me was some of the dialogue.
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HARRIET & SLAVES (OVER)So...
