F Valentine’s Day – What does it remind YOU of?

God, what is that smell? Did you shit yourself? Something is in the air. Oh wait, I know what it is. It’s love. Love is in the air again and it smells...

Superman – Skip the Origin Story!

An excerpt from my script review for Superman (2025) which will be available 02/09/26: 2.) Plot Stability The thing I liked about this, and Matt Reeves The Batman, is that we’re moving away from including...

The 25 Worst Films of 2025

The Captain's List is in!!! 25. The Phoenician Scheme – It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...

Weapons – Revisited!

An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26: 3.) Quality of Characters Before we go too far into this… Maddie’s voice over in the beginning. She opens the story, but then...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...

KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...
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Happy Death Day – Too Tame Thriller?

One last leftover from Horror Month from an extremely disappointed Captain... Hey, kids. Are you sick and tired of seeing those big kids getting in to see R rated slasher horror films? Well...

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...

Kong: Skull Island – Really? Another Kong Movie?

Kong is back, baby! And he don't give no fucks! You got helicopters? He'll fuck them up with a tree! You got napalm? Fuck your napalm! Kong will toss it back at you! This...

Are Women More than Just Bikinis to Donald Trump?

Sequel Spooking: Who Ya Gonna Call? An Open Letter to Donald Trump By ScreenBeats™ ***Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones Spoilers ahead *** Today ScreenBeats™ addresses Donald Trump’s question from his instagram video that was picked up and...

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead which will be available 04/04/16: 5.) Format The non-linear structure of this script really kept my interest, because it jumped back/around...

The Founder – Come for the hero, stay for the villain.

An excerpt from my script review for The FOunder which will be available 01/23/16: 3.) Quality of Characters It’s interesting that Ray transforms from our “down on his luck” hero to the villain of...

Straight Outta Compton – Biopic’s Delight?

An excerpt from my script review for Straight Outta Compton which will be available 8/20/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue was decent, in that it felt like the “street dialect” was captured for...

Sunday Spotlight – Hank’s Review of First 15 of The Playground

Hi all. You've read Roy's review of Brad's first 15 revised pages, so thanks for coming over to mine. Keep in mind we haven't really discussed this, so hopefully we're not at polar opposites...

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