This week, we talk about the perfect crime, create a Star Wars intro scroll, and air our grievances about the (ironically) not so stellar script for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Things to Consider:

1. Characters?
2. Rey’s journey and believability in a fantastical world?
3. Is it a satisfying stand-alone story?
4. Predictions for VIII?

Matt's Thing to Consider: American Teen by Khalid

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Always Lose by The Gospel Youth

Next week's screenplay: Zombieland by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick

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This week, we come with brand new charity apps and we discuss the Christmas classic, Die Hard by Jeb Stuart with revisions by Steven E. DeSouza!

Things to Consider:

1. Can you argue Hans as the hero of his own story?
2. Chekhov’s gun set-ups and pay-offs?
3. Action movie action blocks; how did they read for you?

Matt's Thing to Consider: Winter Chill Mix Vol. 4 by Big Gigantic

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Obese Autopsy : The Post Mortem

Next week's screenplay: Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt

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This week, we discuss our Black Fridays, consider how the universe all comes together sometimes, and then head back to New Jersey as we discuss Garden State written by Zach Braff.

Things to Consider:

1. Is Largeman a relatable protagonist? Why or why not?
2. Conflict & tension?
3. Directing on the page?

Matt's Thing to Consider: The Night Before

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Drinking more water

Next week's screenplay: Die Hard by Jeb Stuart

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This week, we're joined again by special guest Lilli Bartlett to make mouth noises, and then really break into the pretty painful screenplay for Mall Cop: Blart 2 (or Paul Blart Mall Cop 2) by Nick Bakay & Kevin James.

Things to Consider:

1. Why?
2. Wait, what?
3. ...Laaaadies?
   

Matt's Thing to Consider: Lego Digital Designer

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Pho

Lilli's Thing to Consider: Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert

Next week's screenplay: Garden State by Zach Braff

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This week, Matt and Hunter figure out the next gritty fairy tale movie, we talk about Hunter's burrito dream, and we try to figure out #WheresWardo while we discuss Aaron Sorkin's screenplay for The Social Network (based on the book by Ben Mezrich)!

Things to Consider:

1. How does the split timelines help the script? Do they hinder it in any way?
2. In what ways is Mark not a traditional protagonist?
3. Does the film end on a bright or sour note?
   
   

Matt's Thing to Consider: Nathan for You

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Relax Melodies

Next week's screenplay: Mall Cop: Blart 2 by Nick Bakay & Kevin James

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This week on Screenplay Book Club, Matt and Hunter hatch the next million dollar idea and talk about the script for The 40-Year-Old Virgin, written by Judd Apatow and Steve Carrell.

Things to Consider:

1. Does Andy earn his win by himself, or by the help of his coworkers?
2. Does the pacing feel correct?
3. Does Andy go through a satisfying “hero’s journey”?
   
   

Matt's Thing to Consider: Super Mario Odyssey

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Cuphead

Next week's screenplay: The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin

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This week, we talk about Hunter's most recent dream, talk about Matt's dislike of horror, and then dive deep into The Babadook by Jennifer Kent!

Here's a draft of Hunter's dark comedy pilot, No Time to Kill!

Things to Consider:

1. What is the Babadook a representation of?
2. How does tension factor into the script?

Matt's Thing to Consider: The Good Place

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Next week's screenplay: The 40-Year-Old Virgin by Judd Apatow and Steve Carrell

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We're back after our little impromptu hiatus! We gain a new sponsorship, apologize a lot for being gone for a couple weeks, and talk about American Psycho written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner (based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis)!

Things to Consider:

1. What does this script have to say about masculinity and status?
2. Why does Bateman do what he does?
3. Does the ending read clearly? Is it confusing?

Matt's Thing to Consider: Taking some time to think

Hunter's Thing to Consider: What 'The Snowman' Bombing Says About Serial Killer Movies (And Michael Fassbender) by Scott Mendelson

Next week's screenplay: The Babadook by Jennifer Kent

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This week we talk about lice, we celebrate our themes being extremely similar, and we cover the script for horror's new highest-grossing film, It (2017) written by Chase Palmer & CJ Fukunaga (with revisions by Gary Dauberman).

Things to Consider:

1. How does the film treat its female characters, in particular Bev?
2. What are the views of youth and adulthood in this script?
3. What is “It” a symbol for?

Matt's Thing to Consider: Thoughts of Dog (@dog_feelings)

Hunter's Thing to Consider: The Night Of

Next week's screenplay: American Psycho by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner

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It's officially Halloween-time so Screenplay Book Club has taken a spooky turn!

We take a look at office jobs as if they were professional sports, give ourselves our October names, and discuss Scary Movie, more commonly known as Scream, by Kevin Williamson.

Things to Consider:

1. How are moments of tension ramped up throughout the script?
2. Does the movie treat its red herrings fairly?
3. How is the film self-aware of itself? Does this help it?
4. Was this a scary movie?
   

Matt's Thing to Consider: Lift a Sail by Yellowcard

Hunter's Thing to Consider: Titular Lines (@saythetitle) on Twitter

Next week's screenplay: It (2017) by Chase Palmer & CJ Fukunaga [Revisions by Gary Dauberman]

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