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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from my script review for Ferrari which will be available 01/22/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Another biopic, a genre that seems to pop up quite a bit, especially on the Black...
Do I really want to end the year with an Aquaman review? Or depending on how quickly I can get this out, starting the new year off with an Aquaman review.
Either way,...
An excerpt from my script review for Die Hard (1988) which will be available 11/06/23:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Here’s where I was most impressed.
We’re constantly arguing to make your description memorable, using subtext...
An excerpt from my script review for Nope which will be available 01/16/23:
3.) Quality of Characters
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again…please give us characters to care about.
It reminds me...
An excerpt from my script review for Noah which will be available 04/23/25:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the...
An excerpt from my script review for Red One which will be available 12/02/24:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
For some reason, after the cat waking us up and me putting him downstairs, I...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Lost Daughter which will be available 01/16/22:
What Worked
The Setup - As Hank discussed in his review for House of Mourning, small moments included in your thriller...
An excerpt from my script review for The Holdovers which will be available 02/05/24:
3.) Quality of Characters
Paul and Angus play well off each other.
Paul thinks Angus has potential, and Angus acts out...
