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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Using an Ellipsis…Video

What is an ellipsis in screenwriting terms? How is it used and how often should you use it? Check out our quick informative video. https://youtu.be/ISeWdwFkVf0

Script Links 10-1-12

Hi all. Here's what's on the agenda for next week. Monday 10/1 V for Vendetta by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski Logline: A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against...

Zootopia? More like Pooptopia.

The Captain takes a look at Zootopia. Will you share his thoughts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY73vFGhSVk Zootopia is a fetishist film for furries. Please direct all hate mail to Hank. I guess technically any film featuring...

Best and Worst of 2016 – Part 1

Part 1 of the Captain's take on what films he most enjoyed in 2016. Enjoy! BEST FILMS OF 2016 There was this guy, name not remembered, who went on amazon studio’s forum to brag about...

The Void – Cap’s Favorite New Film?

Every so often a film like this comes along, celebrating the craft of practical horror effects. And I couldn’t be happier with the results. Back in 2011 there was a remake of The...

All Eyez On Me – Unique Twist to Tupac Biopic

An excerpt from my script review for All Eyez On Me which will be available 06/19/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Where the main characters in Straight Outta Compton wanted fame for all the wrong...

November Man – Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for November Man which will be available 9/1/14: 3.) Quality of Characters After what had to be missing plot, there were missing character relationships. Devereaux and Mason had the...

Revenge – A Rape Revenge film that’s…Good?

I could never really get into rape revenge movies. Though I’d hate to see what the diehard rape revenge film fan would even look like. The only rape revenge film I actually...

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