An excerpt from my script review for The Hills Have Eyes 2 which will be available 04/23/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Again…think Predator but a bunch of influencers before there was influencing.
We’re going to pit these strong,...
In the expansive realm of cinematic storytelling, "Madame Web" emerges as a beacon of creativity, weaving together a tapestry of intrigue, adventure, and existential exploration. Directed by a visionary filmmaker and brought...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Strangers 2 (Prey at Night) which will be available 04/07/24:
What Worked
The Opening - Man, what a way to open this! Sure, killing the previous final...
An excerpt from my script review for Road House which will be available 03/25/24:
2.) Plot Stability
Okay, before we get into the original, did anyone watch the remake?
Don’t let me ruin it for...
If given the option, I never go with IMAX, as it costs a whole hell of a lot more and I hate assigned seating like you’re attending a baseball game or you’re...
An excerpt from my script review for Shutter Island (2010) which will be available 03/12/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
We’re constantly telling you to consider writing a contained horror.
Why? Because it’s one of...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Slender Man which will be available 08/13/18:
What Needs Work
-- Pg. 3 - They all died. That's a pretty boring way to start because now I...
Hi all.
Today we're taking an "in-depth" look at The Beach Bum.
1.) Marketability
of the Idea
https://youtu.be/kxJPQlPIzKI
2.) Plot
Stability
https://youtu.be/8QEAA94FjHc
3.) Quality of
Characters
https://youtu.be/iggA6dHDK5o
4.) Dialogue and
Description
https://youtu.be/Dvi8P-lhJmE
5.) Format
https://youtu.be/wD2cVhC-63I
6.) What I
liked...
Alright. Alright.
7.) What needs
work...
Needs one more
“alright”.
Rating: Read it if you can...
You know summer has officially kicked off when a new Fast & Furious blockbuster hits theaters. The question however is, is the first spinoff film for the long and never ending franchise...
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 I Think We're Alone Now which will be available 10/01/18:
3.) Quality of Characters
If we’re going any sort of contained route (or limited budget) we must...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Suspiria which will be available 11/05/18:
What Worked
-- Pg. 28 - 29 - This is a little bit creepy - the scene with Olga stuck in...
An excerpt from my script review for Joker which will be available 10/7/19:
3.) Quality of Characters
The Captain raised the question in our 4 way email group (that ironically has a member named...
An excerpt from my script review for Green Book which will be available 01/28/19:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on a true friendship.
Tony “Lip” Vallelonga was a real person, who later became a...
