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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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.
Not to be confused with the Aphex Twin song of the same name.
https://youtu.be/TZ827lkktYs
From the writer of The Greasy Strangler and not much else and technically by the producer of Mandy...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars: Episode IX - Duel of the Fates which will be available 02/18/20:
2.) Plot
Stability
This story suffered
from the same major issue as the two others...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
