What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

An excerpt from my script review for Project Hail Mary which will be available 05/22/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on the novel by Andy Weir. Ah…that elusive “based on” that instantly garners the...

May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

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...
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Die in a Gunfight – When B trumps A

An excerpt from my script review for Die in a Gunfight which will be available 07/19/21: 2.) Plot Stability Imagine this for your story… You explore a world where teleportation exists, but instead of taking...

Deadpool & Wolverine: Did YOU like the film?

I’ll start this review off with a warning. If you have not seen Deadpool & Wolverine yet, please do so before reading any further. I implore you to go out and see...

Quarantine – Forget Covid…Worry About Rabies!

An excerpt from my script review for Quarantine (2008) which will be available 04/13/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue was fine for this type of project. Would Quarantine win major awards for Best Screenplay? Probably not because it’s not...

The Lighthouse – The HORROR…of masturbation.

An excerpt from my script review for The Lighthouse which will be available 10/28/19: 5.) Format A bit to cover here. First… NOTE: This film must be photographed on black and white 35mm negative. Aspect ratio: 1.19:1 Audio mix: Mono Please…please…please don’t...

Project Power – Benefits of Being “On the List”

An excerpt from my script review for Project Power which will be available 08/17/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Originally titled Power and a former Hit List script, I believe. (Someone somewhere told me it was on...

Tomorrow War – The Capn’s Take

I was damn well convinced this was a David S. Goyer film. It had all the trappings of one without actually being one. If that makes any sense. He’s hard to explain, David...

Arkansas – Creating Fun Criminals

An excerpt from my script review for Arkansas which will be available 08/03/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Easily the highlight of this script. “What is the most interesting way your character can say that?” The above...

Write to Reals: Detroyer (2019) – That’s Nicole Kidman?

Since the Captain is doing a review of John Wick 3 this week (which is freaking great, by the way!) I thought that I might review another action-like piece. OK, full disclosure, this isn't...

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