An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25:
5.) Format
We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading.
By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...
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”...
An excerpt from my script review for Wind Chill which will be available 03/24/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Despite the lackluster performance at the box office, this story did a lot of things right in...
An excerpt from my script review for Homefront (Rambo 4) which will be available 03/17/25:
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
(Click here if you’re looking for a Leprechaun review.)
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Before we get too...
An excerpt from my script review for Anora which will be available 03/03/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The annoying versus the absurd.
The youngest watched Jojo Rabbit yesterday.
It was appropriate since that was another project...
Golden Cagey Awards
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3rd Annual Golden Cagey Awards, a night dedicated to celebrating the unique and unforgettable performances of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and beloved actors,...
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.
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...
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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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...
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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...
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...
After some discussion, Roy and I have altered our selection process.
First off, the number of submissions we currently have puts us about 4 months out. That's a solid workload.
In addition to...
An excerpt from my script review for If I Stay which will be available 8/25/14:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
It's based on a book.
That little factoid alone will generate reads with folks in...
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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...
