An excerpt from my review for the Elementary (unproduced script) by Brian Helgeland which will be available 06/30/25:
2.) Plot Stability
Was a very fun and engaging story.
If you’re looking for an entertaining tale set in...
An excerpt from my script review for Wag the Dog which will be available 06/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Of course it’s true. I saw it on TV.
This is a line that Brean...
If my memory serves me right, which it rarely ever does, I believe I reviewed almost every John Wick movie, so when it came time to watch the new spin off from...
An excerpt from my script review for The 2017 Bloodlist Script: The Swallow which will be available 06/16/25:
2.) Plot Stability
For me, the idea of a sentient “monster” in the form of these...
An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25:
2.) Plot Stability
First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early.
The legend...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25:
What Worked
The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...
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An excerpt from my script review for Green Street Hooligans which will be available 02/21/23:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Proper. Football.
Now, I’m not here to argue you shouldn’t love American football over “soccer”...
I don’t know what happened to this movie. It feels like something went wrong along the way, and they tried their best to fix it but ended up making things worse.
I’d even...
An excerpt from Reals script review for Tenant Zero by Kirk Anderson which will be available 12/19/18:
The Story
The logline reads as such:
In a newly gentrified neighborhood, two urban roommates are forced to...
An excerpt from my script review for Arkansas which will be available 08/03/20:
3.) Quality of Characters
Easily the highlight of this script.
“What is the most interesting way your character can say that?”
The above...
An excerpt from my script review for House of Mourning which will be available 01/03/22:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
We’re reviewing a horror today.
By now you should know the argument (and hopefully see...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Barbarian which will be available 09/26/22:
NON-SPOILER SECTION
What Worked
The Characters - Though we have just a few main characters, they each have very clearly defined voices and,...
An excerpt from my script review for Air (2023) which will be available 04/11/23:
2.) Plot Stability
Remember the Steve Jobs project by Aaron Sorkin?
This script kind of felt like that.
It was good, but it really...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for Bullet Train which will be available 08/07/22:
2.) Plot Stability
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Keep It Simple, Star!
For Bullet Train, we have this...
