AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...

Send Help – The same, only different.

An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...

Roofman – Could Channing save it?

An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26: 5.) Format This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on. Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...

What Could Have Been: Captain Blood Reboot (1994)

An excerpt from my script review for Captain Blood (1994) which will be available 04/01/26: 2.) Plot Stability My biggest complaint, aside from the similarities in the previous section? Way too many sea battles. Listen, I...

10 Best Films of 2025 – aka 4th Annual Cagey Awards!!!

Here's the Captain's Top 10 Films of 2025! (With a few Nic Cage special mentions.) 4th Annual Golden Cagey Awards! Nicholas Cage is here again, celebrating another year of The Golden Cagey Awards. And once...
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Annihilation – The Importance of a Clear Endgame

An excerpt from my script review for Annihilation which will be available 02/26/18: 2.) Plot Stability Keeping your audience guessing throughout the entire script and/or film is a crucial portion of your job as...

Baywatch – Reboot the Tone too!

An excerpt from my script review for Baywatch which will be available 05/30/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description This is the gem of the discussion. Where the TV series was more drama, despite some of the...

Sept. Amateur Monday Winner – Part 1

My script review for our September 2015 Amateur Winner, Black Swarm reviewed 09/28/15: Hi all. Winner of our September Amateur Monday Contest has been chosen, and for those of you who haven’t already checked...

Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado – Is this series the new TAKEN?

An excerpt from my script review for Sicario 2: Soldado which will be available 07/02/18: 2.) Plot Stability Could the Sicario series be the new Taken? I’m not talking about stealing the plot, but just...

Ex Machina – What’s the Deus?

An excerpt from my script review for Ex Machina which will be available 4/27/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Contained sci-fi thriller. I love it. This might be partial, coming from yours truly, because one of...

Hitman’s Bodyguard – Characters with History

An excerpt from my script review for Hitman's Bodyguard which will be available 09/04/17: 3.) Quality of Characters We mention it a lot on this site, but the more connections your characters have, the...

10 Cloverfield Lane – Get in the Box!

An excerpt from my script review for 10 Cloverfield Lane which will be available 03/14/16: ***SPOILERS*** 2.) Plot Stability Going to come right out and say it, I loved this script! (What’s more, I wrote a...

Write to Reals – Drive Away Dykes (Unproduced by Ethan Coen and Tricia Coen): Dated or Subjective comedy?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Drive Away Dykes by Ethan Coen and Tricia Coen which will be available 04/13/18: What We Can Learn 1.) I always encourage finding your own voice...

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