The Other Star Wars had the most difficult job of any script I’ve ever read. It followed my viewing of Sharknado, the greatest movie in history. Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, a PDF of the first ten pages of your script, […]

The Big Idea script I’ve written a couple of articles covering this kind of thing in the past, but observing the script market over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed and learned a few more things. One of those things is that most writers don’t break in with a big splashy spec sale. The […]

Genre: TV Pilot – Medical Drama Premise: A brand new young crop of doctors begin their career at a cash-strapped county hospital. About: Jason Katims is best known for producing the beloved TV show, Friday Night Lights. He also updated the old Ron Howard film, Parenthood, turning it into a TV show, which I’ve heard […]

Warning: Spoilers below. Please watch movie before reading this article.   It seems almost silly that I’ve run a screenwriting blog for five years and never once looked at The Usual Suspects. It’s kind of like writing a football blog and never mentioning Jerry Rice. The Usual Suspects was written in 1994 by a then […]

Is it possible for a script about the high school experience to feel original anymore? The Spectacular Now says, hell yeah. Note, this review was first posted awhile back, but I re-read the script and added some new thoughts to the review in anticipation of its release. Genre: Dark High School Dramedy Premise: A popular […]