Let’s Be Cops – Act 2…begin the Fun and Games!

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...

A Minecraft Movie – Too late to be relevant?

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...

Lake Placid – Should you read this script?

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...

Maleficent – In regards to Snow White and Disney “live action”…

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”...

Wind Chill – Fun Early Emily Blunt Horror

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...

Homefront – Originally Rambo 4?

An excerpt from my script review for Homefront (Rambo 4) which will be available 03/17/25: Hi all. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Click here if you’re looking for a Leprechaun review.) 1.) Marketability of the Idea Before we get too...
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The Mule – Weak. Conflict.

An excerpt from my script review The Mule for which will be available 12/17/18: 2.) Plot Stability Knowing me pretty well by now, 3way told me I’d have this script to review before I even...

Write to Reals: I’ll Take Your Dead – Film Review AND Advice for pitching a horror script!

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...

The Sleepover – Are your characters annoying readers?

An excerpt from my script review for The Sleepover which will be available 09/21/20: 3.) Quality of Characters First and foremost…Glen. Now I’m rooting for Ken Marino. Mother fucker still has the wife and I...

On the First Day of Christmas – 2021 Blood List Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for On the First Day of Christmas which will be available 12/13/21: 2.) Plot Stability Taking a page out of Reals’ style… (Because I think it’s appropriate for this...

Write to Reasl – Preacher – Unproduced John August Version: What can we take away?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Preacher (2010) Unproduced John August which will be available 05/18/18: What Worked Lots of white space - that is great! This is a cool line (and likely visual): DEBLANC...

Jungleland – Are YOUR Characters Reliable?

An excerpt from my script review for Jungleland which will be available 11/23/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Stanley is the older sibling who watches out for his kid brother Lion. See, Lion’s pretty slow mentally…when...

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...

Hellboy (2019) – Too many cooks in the kitchen?

Out of curiosity, before I went to go see Hellboy in theaters, I searched around on Hellboy’s imdb page first since I didn’t even know who directed it. To my surprise, Neil Marshall...

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