Genre: Crime/Drama Premise: An ex-cop just out of jail seeks revenge on the partner who set him up. About: Brian Helgeland is an example of having to pay your dues before you make it to the big time. Many may know him as the writer of L.A. Confidential, Mystic River, and Man On Fire. He […]

Genre: ActionPremise: (from writer) Halloween night, 108 mercenaries seize Manhattan to hold it hostage for 48 hours and a PTSD suffering Iraq war vet must find redemption and save the day.About: Every Friday, I review a script from the readers of the site. If you’re interested in submitting your script for an Amateur Review, send […]

So I’m sitting there reading Sex Tape last week and it hits me. Even the high level professionals getting a million bucks a script struggle with their second acts. And then I really start thinking about it (always a bad thing), and it clocks me. Not only do they struggle with it. They FAKE IT. […]

Genre: HorrorPremise: A group of college kids head off for a snowboarding trip, only to get trapped in their car and stalked by….something evil. About: From what I understand, this script went out, had interested parties ready to buy, but the producers working with Borrelli wanted more than money. They wanted a commitment to make […]

Hello everybody.  Carson here.  It’s a busy week so I’m going to be taking the day off.  But good news.  Commenter and site regular, Christian Savage, will be taking over the reviewing reins today.  And I say “reins” quite literally cause we got ourselves a good ole fashioned Western on our hands.  Or a good […]