A Minecraft Movie – Are Fads a Risky Bet?

An excerpt from my script review for A Minecraft Movie which will be available 02/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Minecraft. My kids played it.  You or your kids probably played it. I tried playing it...

F Valentine’s Day – What does it remind YOU of?

God, what is that smell? Did you shit yourself? Something is in the air. Oh wait, I know what it is. It’s love. Love is in the air again and it smells...

Superman – Skip the Origin Story!

An excerpt from my script review for Superman (2025) which will be available 02/09/26: 2.) Plot Stability The thing I liked about this, and Matt Reeves The Batman, is that we’re moving away from including...

The 25 Worst Films of 2025

The Captain's List is in!!! 25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...

Weapons – Revisited!

An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26: 3.) Quality of Characters Before we go too far into this… Maddie’s voice over in the beginning. She opens the story, but then...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...
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Creed III – Fallout VATS for Adonis?

I enjoyed the first two Creed films, mainly because it felt like another continuation of the Rocky series, which I am a big fan of. It was a way to move the...

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...

HORROR MONTH 2022 WEEKLY WRAP-UP: PreHorror Month

It's that time of year again, time to get spooky, so sit back and relax, possibly crap them pants, because HORROR MONTH has officially started! I'll be doing 3 more full reviews of...

Thor: Love and Thunder – Will we ever get a Director’s Cut?

I skipped the last Doctor Strange film, mainly because I’m not the biggest Strange fan. He’s always seemed like a side character rather than a main character. My issue was also the fact...

After Yang – Creating good tension for characters.

An excerpt from my script review for After Yang which will be available 05/09/22: 3.) Quality of Characters Here is where we’re going to focus most of our attention. What this script did really well...

Horror Month 2019 – Week 2!

The Captain took the day off, so I decided to post the horror movies I saw this past week just to keep this Horror Month going! Anyone can respond with their...

Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 – The Last Good Marvel Movie?

After seeing the trailer for The Marvels in the theater, I think I can safely say that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 might possibly be the last good Marvel movie. They had...

Halloween Kills – Kills good. Expo bad.

An excerpt from my script review for Halloween Kills which will be available 10/18/21: 2.) Plot Stability So, which timeline is correct? The 2018 version more or less “erased” the earlier sequels, if I remember...

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