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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Script: 127 HOURS by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
Logline: A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
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Today we're looking at one of those movies I've seen beginning to end, but never in order and never in one sitting.
On a whim, I thought it might be fun to...
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Today Roy and I want to take a look at one thing, the importance of the first 15 pages.
This is one of the reasons we broke up the Sunday Spotlight the...
We're back with our second person "in the biz." Today we're speaking with Dale Zawada, who's going to tell us what it's like to see one of our babies on the...
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Sorry folks, you're stuck with me for the first review of the week.
Just a quick housekeeping note before we get started, if you haven't seen it already, we've now got a...
The Captain reviews The Hateful Eight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRbXn4-Yis
My first review of 2016! And it happens to be for a film I loved. Jeez, it has been so long since I’ve even reviewed a film...
Hi. Another Hank review here. Before we start getting into the nitty-gritty though, I need to get something out of the way.
This script (or movie if Tom Cruise has his...
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Today I wanted to take some time and chat about rewrites.
You've digested serious notes on your project, and realized that although you're not the greatest writer ever, this is a story...
