An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25:
5.) Format
We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading.
By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...
An excerpt from my script review for Maleficent which will be available 03/31/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
So this one came up as the Boss and I were discussing the new “live action”...
An excerpt from my script review for Wind Chill which will be available 03/24/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Despite the lackluster performance at the box office, this story did a lot of things right in...
An excerpt from my script review for Homefront (Rambo 4) which will be available 03/17/25:
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1.) Marketability of the Idea
Before we get too...
An excerpt from my script review for Anora which will be available 03/03/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The annoying versus the absurd.
The youngest watched Jojo Rabbit yesterday.
It was appropriate since that was another project...
Golden Cagey Awards
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3rd Annual Golden Cagey Awards, a night dedicated to celebrating the unique and unforgettable performances of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and beloved actors,...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from my script review for His House which will be available 11/16/20:
2.) Plot Stability
Minor spoiler, and what I liked about this story…
The “bad guy” is supernatural.
We get that out of...
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...
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...
I feel like I must be honest with you readers, I fell asleep during the last half of watching this movie. I have a vague idea of what happened, but there are...
An excerpt from SK's script review for Replicas which will be available 01/14/19:
What (Really) Doesn't Work
-I want to talk about character building for a moment here. Basically all we learn about...
Scary Stories is based on a popular young adult franchise (something that Hank and I have repeatedly mentioned is a huge selling point for a script) which is directed by Andre Ovredal (who...
An excerpt from my script review for Stuber which will be available 07/15/19:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Going to come right out and say it. I enjoyed this script.
A comedy that’s a reverse Collateral.
Knowing...
An excerpt from my script review for Bloodshot which will be available 03/23/20:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Based on a Valiant comic.
(Gotta make use of those properties from the 90s not yet spoken...
