The Addams Family – Character Expectations

An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25: 3.) Quality of Characters One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...

World War Z – Write description, not prose.

An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion. So this script was 120 pages of actual text....

Weapons – Can the Cap’n NOT spoil it?

On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...

Long Distance (aka Distant) – Implementing Realistic Escalation

An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability The premise of the story is solid. What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...

Weapons – Write to Reals Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25: What Worked The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....

Write to Reals: Eddington – Another Ari Aster Stinker?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25: What Needs Work A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
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Write to Reals: Countdown (2019) – What it did Right!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Countdown which will be available 10/28/19: What Worked The Length - It is good that this was only a 95 page script. For a horror, typically you should...

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”...

Da 5 Bloods – Plus 1 Dead Baby

I am not he biggest fan of Spike Lee. I prefer his more Hollywood mainstream films, rather than his I have a message films. Da 5 Bloods is 100% one of those...

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...

Extraction – Is Netflix getting their money’s worth?

An excerpt from my script review for Extraction which will be available 04/27/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Another Netflix project. More than just me, but there’s a certain stigma for these features that are...

Joker – Congrats and thank you, Mr. Phillips.

Just recently, Martin Scorsese has come out against superhero movies, calling them more theme parks than cinematic cinema. On one hand, I do agree with him. But I don’t exactly see what...

The Beach Bum – Self-Indulged Nonsense.

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...

Rocketman – Too Short for a Worthy Biopic?

An excerpt from my script review for Rocketman which will be available 07/28/19: 2.) Plot Stability Abbreviated. That’s the word that kept coming to mind as I read this 89 page script. This tour was a...

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