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...

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....
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If you’re writing a spec script…STOP!

An excerpt from my article about Using AI to write Screenplays which will be available 04/24/23: Prediction: Writing a screenplay is about to get a whole lot easier, but selling it…a whole lot...

Velvet Buzzsaw – Should Mr. Gilroy stick to writing only?

Oh boy.  Velvet Buzzsaw is a goddamn muddled mess of a film and another example of Dan Gilroy’s lack of directorial talent.  https://youtu.be/XdAR-lK43YU I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s a fantastic writer, but he...

Truth or Dare – Know the Rules!

An excerpt from my script review for Truth or Dare which will be available 04/20/20: 2.) Plot Stability What’s with recent scripts and all the bad stuff happening in Mexico? This one had a burnt...

It All Begins With a Song – Nashville Documentary Review

Hello everyone! Today I am excited to bring you another documentary review of a project called It All Begins With a Song. Our friends at TriCoast Entertainment enjoyed my review of Bombshells and Dollies (which...

Peppermint – Paint the Picture

An excerpt from my script review for Peppermint which will be available 09/24/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description Paint your reader a mental picture. Page 2: WE MOVE over LA. At CHRISTMAS. Tinsel on the HOOKERS. Santa hats...

Write to Reals – Slender Man (2018): Can it meet fans’ expectations?

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...

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...

Godzilla vs. Kong – Just turn your brain off?

The first thing that grabbed my attention was Adam Wingard’s name as the director popping up in the opening credits. I thought, huh, now that’s an interesting choice. He’s never done anything...

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