What Could Have Been – Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon

An excerpt from my script review for Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon which will be available 09/15/25: 2.) Plot Stability Admittedly I did minimal research before reading this script so as not to persuade my...

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....
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What Could Have Been: The Marvel of the Haunted Castle – Script Review

An excerpt from SK's script review for The Marvel of the Haunted Castle which will be available 04/28/19: So I'm back again, this time reviewing a somewhat well known unproduced script. Here goes. Plot:...

A Day in the Life – Dale Zawada

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...

127 Hours – Script Review

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. Hi...

Blade Runner – Pro Script Review

Hi all. 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...

The Big Die-Up

Hi all. 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...

All You Need is Kill

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...

Script Links 5-14-12

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...

Rewriting Your Script – A Checklist

Hi all. 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...

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