Genre: Action/Thriller Premise: When an armored car transporting a captured drug lord is ambushed on the Sepulveda Pass, an off-duty CHP officer driving her junkie son to rehab must defend the gridlocked freeway against a ruthless cartel hit-squad. About: This script finished NUMBER 9 in The Last Great Screenwriting Contest, which had a little over […]

This week, I’ll be reviewing the five screenplays that just missed The Last Great Screenwriting Contest finals. Script Number 10 is today, 9 tomorrow, 8 Wednesday, 7 Thursday, and 6 Friday. The Top 5 from the contest have already been announced. You can see them here. Genre: Horror Premise: When an estranged daughter returns to […]

The five finalists, other contest entries that will get a review next week, and that mysterious script that Carson calls “The best screenplay I’ve ever read in my life.” Into the Finals, baby! Who would’ve thought it would only take me a year to get through 2000 scripts? Well, lookie-loo, we’ve made it to the […]

P.S. Tomorrow, the SCRIPTSHADOW LAST GREAT SCREENPLAY CONTEST finalists are announced! We’re almost there! We’re exactly one day away from the announcement of the finalists in the Scriptshadow Last Great Screenplay Contest. But before we get there, I wanted to share some final thoughts about the competition. When you’re reading 3-4 screenplays a day, a […]

Genre: Con Premise: (from Black List) A chain of scam artists goes after one wealthy family with the perfect plan to drain them of their funds. But when love, heartbreak, and jealousy slither their way into the grand scheme, it becomes unclear whether the criminals are conning or the ones being conned. About: Oddly, this […]