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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First Man – 145 Pretentious Pages.

An excerpt from my script review for First Man which will be available 10/15/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description There’s two things you should never do to your reader. A.) Bore them. B.) Insult them. Now, I’ll chalk...

Angel Has Fallen – Is Your Action Mentally Digestible?

An excerpt from my script review for Angel Has Fallen which will be available 08/27/19: 4.) Dialogue and Description The banter between Banning and Davis/Trumbull was all pretty good and lent to why I...

Bill and Ted Face the Music – Script with Time Travel Issues

An excerpt from my script review for Bill and Ted Face the Music which will be available 09/07/20: 2.) Plot Stability So Bill and Ted became major flops after Bogus. That’s a lot of pressure to write the one...

Death of Stalin – Do Accomplishments Trump Solid Writing?

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Stalin which will be available 03/12/18: 5.) Format We all have that friend on Facebook with the “perfect” life. Constant posts about how...

Write to Reals: Mercy Black Film Review!

Here we go, ladies and gentlemen, back with another horror film review for you! This time, we have a piece called Mercy Black, which I was planning to rent on Amazon, until it came...

Hubie Halloween – The Cap’n Takes One for the Team!

It has been a while since my last review. Mainly due to the fact there really hasn’t been much of anything worth reviewing. However this month is special. Because if you don’t know,...

Ad Astra – How much is “too much” in regards to character intros in your script?

An excerpt from my script review for Ad Astra which will be available 09/23/19: 3.) Quality of Characters What is “too much” when introducing characters? This script can answer that. Page 3: Roy McBride: forties, handsome. His...

Pokémon Detective Pikachu: How does this universe work exactly?

I shrugged off the embarrassment of seeing a Pokémon movie alone to bring you this review. I know I took another week off, but there really wasn’t much to cover anyway.  I did...

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