Deadpool and Wolverine – Got what we deserved.

An excerpt from my script review for Deadpool and Wolverine which will be available 12/10/24: 2.) Plot Stability It’s said that the line is blurred on where Ryan Reynolds ends and Deadpool begins. Although both...

Red One – Know who and what you’re writing for.

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...

Heretic – Anticipate your audience.

An excerpt from my script review for Heretic which will be available 11/18/24: 2.) Plot Stability Having run long in my complaints in the first section, I’m going to try and be more focused...

Twisters – Which side to root for?

An excerpt from my script review for Twisters which will be available 11/11/24: 3.) Quality of Characters There is one character that returns, that I forgot to mention. The Twister. This time it even brings along...

Terrifier 3 – Tis the Season!

What makes a Christmas movie, a Christmas movie? It has long been debated if classics like Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It is. And the same goes to The Nightmare Before...

Species – Sooner or later you gotta CATCH your monster!

An excerpt from my script review for Species which will be available 11/05/24: 2.) Plot StabilityTwo major issues here I wanted to discuss.The first is what I referred to as I read as...
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Deadpool 2 – Better than the first?

Recently I’ve been watching this guy’s Youtube channel where he hoards up on blurays and DVDs. And it got me thinking about my own collection. I used to have a pretty extensive...

Sicario – Dialogue That Kills, Description to Die For.

An excerpt from my script review for Sicario which will be available 11/02/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Dialogue was a real issue for me. The whole Alejandro voice-over could easily be left out. The...

Lethal Weapon – The Early Draft…

An excerpt from my script review for Lethal Weapon (1985 Draft) which will be available 01/10/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description The description I enjoyed. Short punctual style that’s both clever and easily digestible. (Apologize the scanned...

Guns Akimbo – Was it crazy enough?

If you like the film Wanted, then I’ve got a movie for you, as it’s pretty much the same thing but not nearly as good or memorable. That isn’t to say I didn’t...

Aloha – WTF Did You Just Watch?

An excerpt from The Captain's film review of Aloha which will be available 8/11/15: I’m still trying to wrap my head around how this got made. Did executives read the script or did...

3 Days on Santorini

Hi all. Hope you're all enjoying your Saturday, with the kids watching cartoons, and spilling milk out of their cereal bowls. (Or maybe you're the "kid" doing that as you read this.) Today...

The Servant

Hi all. Back at it for the start of another week. Just a quick housekeeping note. Roy mentioned in the script links, but we'll both be defined by days now. We were...

Thunder Force…and a BONUS Review!

My expectations were pretty low going into Thunder Force, I mean it’s called Thunder Force, what do you expect? The plot is okay enough, it does feel like a setup for a Chuck...

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