Road House: Remake vs Original

An excerpt from my script review for Road House which will be available 03/25/24: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, before we get into the original, did anyone watch the remake? Don’t let me ruin it for...

Dune: Part 2 – The Cap’n Weighs In!

If given the option, I never go with IMAX, as it costs a whole hell of a lot more and I hate assigned seating like you’re attending a baseball game or you’re...

Shutter Island – NOT the kind of contained we mean.

An excerpt from my script review for Shutter Island (2010) which will be available 03/12/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea We’re constantly telling you to consider writing a contained horror. Why? Because it’s one of...

No One Lives – Need more than “weird for weird’s sake”?

An excerpt from my script review for No One Lives (2012) which will be available 03/05/24: 3.) Quality of Characters Emma and Driver. We’re presented with this really weird dynamic, which is good, but it’s...

What Could Have Been: A McG/Marsilii 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Prequel?

An excerpt from my script review for What Could Have Been: Captain Nemo origin story which will be available 02/19/24: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Did you know Disney+ was rebooting 20,000 Leagues Under the...

The 23 Worst Movies of 2023.

It looks like 2023 was the year for bad movies. And it was the year of movies that people loved and for some reason I hated. But really that could be said...
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Hail, Caesar! – Wandering Plot Issues

The Captain weighs in on the newest Coen Bros. picture. Will his thoughts mirror my own issues with the script? https://youtu.be/kMqeoW3XRa0 I never got around to seeing this when it came out in...

3Way Screenwriting: An Interview with Bragi Schut

3way had the opportunity to chat with one of our more established members... Who is Bragi Schut, for those who might not be familiar with your work?  Can you tell me a little...

Write to Reals: Ben Is Back – Pop that logline!

I was very interested to see this one when I first saw the trailer about a year ago as I was writing a thriller with a few similarities and I wanted to...

Non-Stop – Guest Review

An excerpt from our guest script review for Non-Stop which will be available 01/11/15: Plot/Structure Bill Marks is a former cop and aging federal air marshal on a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco....

Batman v Superman – Will the extra 30 minutes win us over?

The Captain reviews the fresh ti digital version of BvS: https://youtu.be/8AO19XY2rqc I opted out of seeing this at the theater, I’m not the biggest fan of Man of Steel and by not the biggest...

Super – NOT a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for Super which will be available 05/08/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Where one can make the argument that Starlord doesn’t really change in the Guardians movies, the opposite...

Moonlight – Did Sam and Frodo stare this much?

An excerpt from my script review for Moonlight which will be available 02/13/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So it’s based on a piece of dramatic writing called In the Moonlight Black Boys Look...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Differentiate Your Characters

An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 11/27/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Feel bad going over this after the Captain did so as well, but the supporting cast was...

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