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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Firestarter (2022) – NOT the remake the Cap’n was hoping for.

Something seemed off with this movie almost from the start. Usually when adapting Stephen King, much like the books, the movies tend to run long. With the runtime being barely 90 minutes,...

The Gentleman – Show, Don’t Tell in Your Spec

An excerpt from my script review for The Gentleman which will be available 01/26/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was fine except for the overuse of the word “skunk” when referring to weed. Supper...

Creed II – Don’t Undo the Good in YOUR Script

An excerpt from my script review for Creed II which will be available 07/01/19: 4.) Dialogue and Description Okay, so I really hope the whole Peter Petrelli subplot wasn't in Creed II, and here's why. https://youtu.be/mk82j1jQw_8 That...

What Could Have Been: Ghostbusters 3 – Hellbent

An excerpt from my script review for the unproduced Ghostbusters III - Hellbent which will be available 02/13/23: 2.) Plot Stability Following along with that Nick Cave Gladiator 2 thought from above, it was like a...

Capone – What’s the point of the script? Don’t catch syphilis?

An excerpt from my script review for Capone (2020) which will be available 05/18/20: 2.) Plot Stability Two main concerns here. First and foremost, I thought this was going to be a “treasure hunt” while...

First Reformed – Intended Plot vs. Plot Reality

An excerpt from my script review for First Reformed which will be available 02/04/19: 2.) Plot Stability Ideas kick around all the time in our heads.  Some good, some bad. The good ones are what drive us to commit...

Hustlers – Characters audiences hate?

An excerpt from my script review for Hustlers which will be available 09/17/19: 3.) Quality of Characters What made me interested in this script was a review of the film on NPR. Here the male host talked about...

What Could Have Been… – Goyer’s version of The Flash

An excerpt from my script review for David Goyer's The Flash which will be available 06/19/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea It’s time for another installment of What Could Have Been… This was rumored to...

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