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...
There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....
An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on the novel by Andy Weir.
Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...
An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26:
2.) Plot Stability
When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...
Hi all.
No review today. Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...
An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells.
I’ve also never...
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An excerpt from my script review for Encanto which will be available 02/07/22:
3.) Quality of Characters
Here’s where I want to focus most of my time.
Mainly on Abuela.
The writers inadvertently gave us an...
Today what I have for you is a horror movie (are you really surprised?) that comes to us courtesy of Netflix called The Perfection. Now, this is not just any horror film, but...
An excerpt from my script review for The Front Runner which will be available 11/27/18:
4.) Dialogue and Description
I mentioned in the marketability section that the second half of this story felt very...
I had the worst nightmare recently, where I got an advance copy of Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and it was this PG-13 unwatchable garbage. Also, it might have...
An excerpt from my script review for Green Book which will be available 01/28/19:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on a true friendship.
Tony “Lip” Vallelonga was a real person, who later became a...
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,...
From Dusk till Dawn is not only one of my favorite Quentin Tarantino scripts but is hands down Robert Rodriguez’s best work. That isn’t to say this is the best thing QT...
An excerpt from my script review for The Tax Collector which will be available 08/24/20:
2.) Plot Stability
The idea we’re going to focus on here is the importance of getting to the “good...
