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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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – A Fun Spin-off?

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...

Glass – The ending we wanted? Or just what we got?

I think this goes without saying, but spoilers are coming in hot, so maybe skip this review if you haven’t seen Slit or Glass yet.  Now that you’ve been warned, I’m going to...

Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga – Does your script respect your reader?

An excerpt from my script review for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga which will be available 07/06/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description Let’s get the bad out of the way first. Huge blocks...

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...

Joker – The Origin We Wanted

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...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Clichés and Buddies!

An excerpt from my script review for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) which will be available 05/04/20: 2.) Plot Stability A buddy spy film with a lot of clichés. The first part of that statement...

Tesla – Is your script a duplicate idea?

An excerpt from my script review for Tesla which will be available 09/14/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea The Current War. I can remember watching something on the History Channel (maybe The Men Who Built America)...

Write to Reals: Animal House II – Michael, Matty & Andrew B. Simmons (Unproduced) – Disjointed plot, but did it pave the way for...

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Animal House II by Michael, Matty & Andrew B. Simmons (Unproduced) which will be available 06/21/18: What Needs Work Pg. 2 - I’m not sure they are...

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