28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

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...
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Knives Out – Structure Amateurs Shouldn’t Emulate

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...

Where the Crawdads Sing – Not Woke Enough for Critics?

An excerpt from my script review for Where the Crawdads Sing which will be available 09/19/22: 2.) Plot Stability This was an enjoyable read. Was it the most revolutionary script or story my eyes will...

Joker – Congrats and thank you, Mr. Phillips.

Just recently, Martin Scorsese has come out against superhero movies, calling them more theme parks than cinematic cinema. On one hand, I do agree with him. But I don’t exactly see what...

The Old Man and the Gun – Format that Values Your Reader’s Time

An excerpt from my script review for The Old Man and the Gun which will be available 02/18/19: 5.) Format If I’m counting them all correctly there were 6 revisions. Now, that’s not a horrible thing, but...

Write to Reals: The Curse of La Llorona – The Conjuring’s Latina Prima!

An excerpt from Reals script review for The Curse of La Llorona (2019) which will be available 04/29/19: What Worked The Concept - This is a creepy idea - a ghostly figure steals children -...

Write to Reals: The Wind (2019) – What makes a modern Gothic film?

Alright, ladies and gentlemen, back again today with another horror piece that may have slipped under the radar a bit - The Wind. Since it came quietly to VOD, I thought I should place...

Archenemy – Value your reader’s time, please.

An excerpt from my script review for Archenemy which will be available 01/11/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description First and foremost… Hamster’s intro dialogue?  Not great, especially when he’s trying to convince Melissa to give him...

Write to Reals: Dolly Dearest – Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Dolly Dearest which will be available 04/17/20: Hey All! Glad to be checking back in with everyone - hope you all are staying safe and healthy during...

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