The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time. Let’s just get the description...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26: 2.) Plot Stability As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...
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Vice – Entertain Your Reader!

An excerpt from my script review for Vice which will be available 12/24/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description The tone of this script is what entertained me the most. From the opening caveat of being as true as they...

Overlord – Lovable Meat for the Grinder!

An excerpt from my script review for Overlord which will be available 11/20/18: 3.) Quality of Characters The Captain mentioned this also in his review of the film. Lovable meat for the grinder. All You Need...

Jungleland – Are YOUR Characters Reliable?

An excerpt from my script review for Jungleland which will be available 11/23/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Stanley is the older sibling who watches out for his kid brother Lion. See, Lion’s pretty slow mentally…when...

Spider-Man: Far From Home – Is the Cap’n the Only One with Marvel Fatigue?

As much as I like Marvel films, the fatigue has fully set in now. I forget which review I mentioned this already in, possibly the Dark Phoenix review but to recap, I’m...

Tesla – Is your script a duplicate idea?

An excerpt from my script review for Tesla which will be available 09/14/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea The Current War. I can remember watching something on the History Channel (maybe The Men Who Built America)...

Cabin Fever 2 – Is the script “Low Budget” or “Contained”?

An excerpt from my script review for Cabin Fever 2 (2009) which will be available 05/11/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Right off the bat, know nothing about this script aside from the Cap’n...

Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga – Does your script respect your reader?

An excerpt from my script review for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga which will be available 07/06/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description Let’s get the bad out of the way first. Huge blocks...

Knock at the Cabin – The Cap’n asks, “Is no twist a good twist for M. Night?”

For some reason I can’t remember the name of this movie. Knock at the Door? Knock at the Cabin Door? Something about the title “Knock at the Cabin” just feels off to me. Anyway,...

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