Genre: Action Premise: (from the Black List) An underwater earthquake decimates a research crew working at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, leaving two survivors with limited resources to ascend 35,000 feet and reach the surface before their life support runs out. About: This script finished on the 2015 Black List with 6 votes. Newbie […]

This high-profile spec sale achieves what many thought was impossible – it brings back the romantic comedy! Genre: Romantic Comedy/Fairy Tale Premise: When a fairy godmother is commissioned to help a young woman land the fairest prince in the land, things go awry when the godmother falls for the prince herself. About: Fairy Godmother sold […]

Genre: Sci-fi Premise: The guardians of the galaxy get split up when leader Peter Quill meets his estranged father for the first time, who promises Peter power beyond his wildest dreams. About: Baby Groot! Writer: James Gunn Details: 136 minutes On the surface, Guardians 2 has all the things required for summer blockbuster success. Action, […]

If you’d like to submit your script for an Amateur Friday review, send your title, genre, logline, and why you think it deserves a review to carsonreeves3@gmail.com, along with a PDF of the script! Genre: Action/Thriller Premise (from writer): When a young CIA trainee, working low-level assignments in Europe, is framed as a traitor, he […]

WARNING: LOTS OF SPOILERS BELOW! While I was on vacation, my sister-in-law, knowing how entrenched I am in any and all entertainment, asked me, “Have you seen 13 Reasons Why?” The question struck me as odd. For starters, I wasn’t a teenager. And I thought I presented an image that I would never be interested […]