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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Criminal – Isn’t Self/less

The Captain reviews the film Criminal: https://youtu.be/JNfRQ4NBjUU From the trailers alone, I got Self/less flashbacks. A film I’ve been championing since it came out. I mean, hell, the films both feature people getting shoved...

American Ultra – Stoners Only?

An excerpt from The Captain's movie review for American Ultra which will be available 8/30/15. Will it be funny enough for his tastes? Mike and Phoebe (Kristen Stewart’s character) are madly in love. They...

Jennifer’s Body – Pro Script Review

Hi all. After Roy's review of the Juno script and that monumental spanking we got last week on the Diablo Cody Reddit discussion, I wanted to revisit this writer to see if she's...

Fifth Element Script Review

Script: The Fifth Element by Luc Besson Logline: In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr...

Write to Reals: X (2022)

Logline: In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves...

Virtual PitchFest – WtR Promo

Dear Write to Reelers, As many of you know, screenwriter/member Pete Bridges just sold a spec script to Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment! Pete started through the screenwriting website, Virtual Pitch Fest, where he...

The Neon Demon – Cap’n Takes a Piss

I think it was Chris Matthews who said this about Sarah Palin when she first got introduced to the world. If you like this type of thing, then this is the type...

The Outsider – Good Netflix Yakuza Film?

This marks my first ever review of a Japanese yakuza film… that was directed by a white French guy. Honestly though, I had to double check who made this because it felt...

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