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...

Send Help – The same, only different.

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...

Roofman – Could Channing save it?

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...

What Could Have Been: Captain Blood Reboot (1994)

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...

10 Best Films of 2025 – aka 4th Annual Cagey Awards!!!

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...

Marty Supreme – Was Chalamet stuck in character?

An excerpt from my script review for Marty Supreme which will be available 03/17/26: 3.) Quality of Characters So why didn’t I care about the story? Marty’s a prick, plain and simple. We’re told, as amateur...
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Mountain Fist

Hollah. Today we're heading to the coal lined mountains of Kentucky, where we'll follow a female lead as she tries to save her neighbors from a boy with a crush AND the ability...

Script Links 6-4-12

Hi all. Another week, another schedule, so please CHECK THEM OUT! Wednesday 6/6 The Hand Me Down Priest by Victor D. Jordan A young man named Jeremiah learns that his father, a Priest named Roy, was...

The Adam Project – Is Ryan Reynolds the new Adam Sandler?

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the title The Adam Project? For me maybe Project Runway or some other really dumb Bravo network series. The title really...

Why American Sniper Deserves an Oscar Snub…

Hi all. As you can probably tell by the title, I found this script a little less than impressive. Was it a bad? Not really. So what's my problem? It didn't...

Script Links 9-17-12

Hi all. Going back to where we started, and visiting two amateur scripts next week. No rhyme or reason to who we picked other than we wanted to get to newer folks...

Expendables 3 – Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for Expendables 3 which will be available 8/18/14: 4.) Dialogue and Description This script is a GREAT example of how to write interesting description. Instead of telling you, I'll...

Options – It’s NOT All About the Money

Hi all. Taking a break from reviews today to go over something forum members have been asking about. Now, this isn’t a “be all, end all” type list, but since human nature leads us...

Ghost in the Shell – Fanboys Beware! (Film Review)

Before I talk about this film, I feel like I must first address the fanboys. Or more importantly the anime fanboys. You all suck. I kind of look at them like goths....

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