What Could Have Been: Elementary by Brian Helgeland

An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25: 2.) Plot Stability Was a very fun and engaging story. If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...

Wag the Dog – More Relevant than Ever?

An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV. This is a line that Brean...

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – Missed Opportunities?

If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...

The Swallow – Can this Bloodlist script be improved?

An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25: 2.) Plot Stability For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...

Elevator Game – Horror Written Right

An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early. The legend...

Write to Reals: Final Destination’s X-Files Origins

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25: What Worked The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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Write to Reals: Doctor Sleep on the Big Screen

It has been the year of Stephen King! We have had so many of his stories turned into films and television shows in just 2019 alone. I thought some were really good: In...

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...

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...

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...

I Think We’re Alone Now – Importance of Conflicting Characters in Contained Pieces

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...

The Front Runner – 1988’s #MeToo Movement?

An excerpt from my script review for The Front Runner which will be available 11/27/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description I mentioned in the marketability section that the second half of this story felt very...

Green Book – Period Oscar Bait?

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...

Archenemy – Value your reader’s time, please.

An excerpt from my script review for Archenemy which will be available 01/11/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description First and foremost… Hamster’s intro dialogue?  Not great, especially when he’s trying to convince Melissa to give him...

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