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...
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From IMDB: A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home.
Relic, not to be confused with the 1997 film titled THE Relic, was released on VOD...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Grudge (2020) which will be available 01/13/2020:
Hi All!
Hope you had a safe and restful holiday season, but it is now January, and you know...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Chaos Walking which will be available 03/08/21:
What Is It Even About?
Good question, dear reader!
From Chaos Walking’s IMDB Homepage: A dystopian world where there are no women...
An excerpt from my script review for Knives Out which will be available 12/02/19:
4.) Dialogue and Description
We’re going to skip past the description since it was decent enough to get the job...
An excerpt from my script review for I Am Mother which will be available 06/18/19:
3.) Quality of Characters
The All Seeing Eye.
You can’t pick and choose when your antagonist is omnipotent.
Sometimes Mother can...
So, after Murder Mystery "allegedly" became one of Netflix’s most streamed original films, I figured that I would check it out. Yes, I know - it’s an Adam Sandler PG-13 comedy. However, I have actually enjoyed many...
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...
An excerpt from my script review for Pet Sematary (2019) which will be available 04/08/19:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Get ready for a reboot of all things horror from the 80s and 90s!
As...
