Superman is back and he’s moody as hell. I explore the consequences of that decision and much much more. Genre: Superhero/Action Premise: (from IMDB) A young man is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race. About: Warner Brothers is getting a little jumpy these days. Without […]

This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism. Below are the […]

I don’t give ratings like this to amateur scripts (or any scripts these days) very often. But I’m giving one today! 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, your title, genre, logline, and […]

What’s Fortune Cookie’s fortune? Crack open today’s review to find out. Genre: (from writer) Contained-Dark Comedy/Suspense Premise: (from writer) A young woman opens a fortune cookie with the prophecy that she will die if anyone leaves the restaurant. When the fortunes of her dinner companions come true, she takes the restaurant hostage. About: This is…. […]

Today I take a train ride to Confusionville. All aboard! Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from writer) After witnessing UFOs and other strange phenomena, an insomniac on a cross country train trip suspects an alien invasion is underway, beginning with his fellow passengers, but when no one believes him, he must team with a fugitive stowaway to […]