That image there represents the screenplay I reviewed in this month’s newsletter. That script comes from the hottest writer-director in Hollywood at the moment. The man is single-handedly setting up project after project. And this is his buzzy ascension into a brand new genre. To give you some insight into my reaction, I gave this […]

Best comedy script of the year?? Genre: Comedy/Action Premise: After his beloved cow is senselessly killed, a peaceful dairy farmer becomes a vengeance-obsessed one-man wrecking crew, setting out through our modern, curdled world to take on a corrupt conglomerate and the violent enforcers who protect it. About: This script was optioned by super production company, […]

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 […]