An excerpt from my script review for Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon which will be available 09/15/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Admittedly I did minimal research before reading this script so as not to persuade my...
An excerpt from my script review for The Addams Family which will be available 09/08/25:
3.) Quality of Characters
One of my favorite aspects of this reboot, not having seen much of the original...
An excerpt from my script review for World War Z which will be available 08/26/25:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Alright, here’s the main focus of discussion.
So this script was 120 pages of actual text....
On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...
An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25:
2.) Plot Stability
The premise of the story is solid.
What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Weapons (2025) which will be available 08/11/25:
What Worked
The Hook - This film has a fantastic hook, which is important because it makes for a great logline....
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 Reals' script review for Vox Lux which will be available 03/12/19:
The film didn't do super well as you can see here:Â BOX OFFICE NUMBERS and I think that was due...
An excerpt from my article about Using AI to write Screenplays which will be available 04/24/23:
Prediction: Writing a screenplay is about to get a whole lot easier, but selling it…a whole lot...
An excerpt from my script review for The Outpost which will be available 07/27/20:
4.) Dialogue and Description
This script caused me to nod off twice as I was reading.
Why? The extremely bulky and...
An excerpt from my script review for The Professor and the Madman which will be available 05/20/19:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
It was toss up on whether to put this part of my...
It had been a good while since I’ve seen the original 1984 film version of Dune. I think what got my interested in seeing it in the first place was that scene...
An excerpt from my script review for Ready or Not which will be available 09/02/19:
3.) Quality of
Characters
The one thing this
script had going for it were the character relationships, and how some of...
An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 08/30/20:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
In addition to all our old arguments for writing a lower budget horror script, there’s something...
An excerpt from my script review for Psycho (1960) which will be available 03/29/20:
3.) Quality of
Characters
Nervous character
making poor decisions.
Of course this
begins with Mary, who steals the money and practically wears the guilt...
