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...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
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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...

Hereditary – Does the script live up to all the glowing film reviews?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Hereditary which will be available 06/10/18: What Needs Work 6. Pg. 21 - The support group speech to give exposition is kind of lazy. Think of more...

Write to Reals – Runner, Runner

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Runner, Runner which will be available 02/07/18: MOMENTS THAT WORKED WELL: -- Pg. 1 - I like the line "Smart comes off him like airstrip heat waves."...

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...

Hellboy (2019) – Manufactured Friction

An excerpt from my script review for Hellboy (2019) which will be available 04/15/19: 3.) Quality of Characters The character relationships felt rather contrived. Hellboy fought with Broom for no other reason than teenage angst?  Is he even still...

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...

Best Films of 2018!

It’s finally that time again when I list all the great and maybe not so great films I’d seen that year. I don’t know about you, but 2018 wasn’t too bad for...

Chappaquiddick – The Kennedy Love Triangle You Weren’t Expecting!

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...

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