Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi/Comedy/Monkey Massacre Premise: A couple of horse ranchers attempt to capture a UFO on camera, but must avoid being eaten up by the pesky flying saucer before doing so. About: Nope is Jordan Peele’s third directing venture and is performing quite a bit lower than Peele’s previous outing, Us, which made 70 million on […]

No, this is not my response to the entries! But there is a projectile vomit scene in one of the featured scripts! Today we’re going to look at ten entries from the Scriptshadow First Act Contest. For those who don’t know my judging process, I give each entry at least 10 pages. From there, I […]

John Wick meets… National Lampoon’s Vacation Genre: Comedy/Family Premise: A former top assassin living incognito as a suburban dad must take his unsuspecting family on the run when his past catches up to him. About: Today’s writer wrote on the TV show, Scream. He’s been a head writer on two other shows. This script not […]

Black Swan meets Euphoria in today’s latest screenplay review! Genre: Psychological Thiller Premise: A young college student is forced to confront her family’s dark past when a mysterious stalker appears, derailing her life and sending her spiraling into a web of anxiety and paranoia. About: Today’s writer, Chris Grillot, is a former crime journalist. “Bella” […]

Amateur Showdown is back, baby! But I’m going to utilize a little writing tool I call… suspense… and make you read this entire article before I reveal the showdown genre. I’ve also programmed the post so that if you try and scroll down and check to see the genre first, the article automatically disappears. Sorry! […]