Understanding this one TV writing trick gives you a gigantic advantage in feature writing I’m confused by Hollywood’s shock that “Michael” is doing so well at the box office. He’s literally the most popular pop star in history. And he had one of the most interesting lives ever. Of course a movie about him is […]

Someone sent me a consultation script that was 180 pages. It was damn good. Now what!? Telling a screenwriter they can’t write a script over 120 pages is the screenwriting equivalent of walking around Los Angeles in a MAGA hat. In other words, it’s gonna trigger some people. Never have I seen screenwriters react so […]

Today’s script makes two critical screenwriting mistakes that doom it. Make sure to read the review so that you never make these mistakes yourself! Genre: Thriller Premise: After a high-profile murder threatens a multi-billion dollar hostile takeover, an embattled Wall Street titan emerges as the prime suspect and must win a war of perception in […]

Is Beef officially Netflix’s White Lotus? There isn’t a whole lot going on in the movie box office world at the moment. The kind of people who go to Super Mario Galaxy aren’t the types who run to movie websites and excitedly taunt how much money their favorite video game turned movie is making. Which […]

This may low-key be one of the best dialogue tips on the planet So, the other day, I was watching an interview with Drew Goddard for Project Hail Mary. I’ll be honest, I don’t read or watch a lot of screenwriter interviews these days. Mainly because I don’t learn anything new from them anymore. But […]