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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Those Who Wish Me Dead – “Let him burn, I say.”

The first thing that really stood out to me was the title. Those Who Wish Me Dead. Which as of right now I’m realizing isn’t Those Who WANT Me Dead. Seeing as this...

Ma – Did her motivations make sense?

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...

21 Bridges – More than just dirty cops to clean up.

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...

The Rhythm Section – Lively Atomic Blonde, or new Bond?

An excerpt from my script review for The Rhythm Section which will be available 02/03/2020: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So this is Daniel Craig’s last Bond flick. Who’s going to replace him? Is Blake Lively throwing her hat into...

The Professor and the Madman – Use caution when being hired to write on assignment?

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...

Write to Reals: The Mother – Was this J Lo project original enough?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Netflix's The Mother (2023) which will be available 05/29/23: Hello, everyone! Hope you’re all having a fantastic Memorial Day Weekend! With Hank out for a few weeks,...

Brightburn – Switch Script Scenes without all the Headings!

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...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...

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