28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

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...
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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...

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...

Write to Reals: Doctor Sleep on the Big Screen

It has been the year of Stephen King! We have had so many of his stories turned into films and television shows in just 2019 alone. I thought some were really good: In...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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