An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Be careful who you wish for…
That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...
An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26:
2.) Plot Stability
As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...
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,...
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 Eddington which will be available 07/21/25:
What Needs Work
A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...
An excerpt from my script review for The Banker which will be available 03/09/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Bernard.
Our main character who, from an early age, was destined to be a success. He’s not...
An excerpt from my script review for 21 Bridges which will be available 11/25/19:
4.) Dialogue and
Description
The dialogue was
forced NYC dialect with all the slang and abbreviations.
In addition to that,
it was hard to...
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...
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 Ma which will be available 06/11/19:
2.) Plot Stability
Once we’re past the premise of the previous section, this story was a bit of a mess.
We get...
An excerpt from my script review for Brightburn which will be available 05/27/19:
5.) Format
MINI SLUGLINES
Every now and then we have writers asking about quick and efficient ways to switch what the reader...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Renfield which will be available 04/17/23:
What Worked
Tone - From the very beginning, you know what kind of a script you’re going to be reading.
The first lines...
