This is who needs to star in the Top 25 Script I review! In this newsletter, I go over my thoughts on Marvel’s experimental Phase 4, give some candid opinions on this month’s trailers, with a special shout out to Knives Out. I sneak into the muddy waters of that new Matt Damon Ben Affleck […]

Genre: Drama Premise: A fading moving star and his trusty stuntman navigate the perils of Hollywood in 1969. About: Psychologically, it was imperative that Once Upon a Time in Hollywood cross the 40 million dollar mark this weekend. So thank goodness it was BARREELLLLY able to do so, grabbing 40.2 million dollars. The film has […]

Genre: Spy/True Story/Thriller Premise: In 1985, when CIA Officer Aldrich Ames sells what he believes to be useless intelligence to the Soviets to pay for his divorce, he inadvertently sets off an international Cold War crisis that finds him heading up a special CIA unit — a unit created to find out who sold secrets […]

So far in our Dialogue Series, we’ve talked about how to set up a scene for good dialogue. We’ve talked about the importance of adding personality to your characters, as that’s a driving force behind good dialogue. Today I want to talk about the kind of dialogue that makes me want to kill myself. Because […]

Genre: True Story – World War 2 Premise: (from Black List) Famed artist M.C. Escher reluctantly uses his unique view of the world to help the Dutch Resistance fight Nazi occupation during WWII. Inspired by true events. About: This script made last year’s Black List! Jason Kessler worked as a writer’s assistant on the show, […]