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....
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....
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 28 Days Later which will be available 07/16/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Tying into the Capn’s review of the 28 Years Later, thought it would be cool to...
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An excerpt from my script review for Blair Witch 2 which will be available 10/03/22:
2.) Plot Stability
“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and...
An excerpt from my script review for The Laundromat which will be available 10/1/19:
2.) Plot
Stability
Okay, the Big Short-esque plot…
Logline: A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a
pair of Panama City...
An excerpt from my script review for Quarantine (2008) which will be available 04/13/20:
4.) Dialogue and Description
The dialogue was fine for this type of project.
Would Quarantine win major awards for Best Screenplay? Probably not because it’s not...
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...
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 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 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,...
