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...
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,...
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...
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An excerpt from my script review for Nocturnal Animals which will be available 11/21/16:
4.) Dialogue and Description
Overdescription – Excessive detail about a character, scene, or action that bogs down a reader as...
Hi all.
Here's what's on the agenda for next week.
Monday 8/13
The Matrix Reloaded by Andy and Lana Wachowski
Logline: Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover...
An excerpt from The Captain's film review for Victor Frankenstein which will be available 12/03/15:
I like Max Landis… I think. Let me rephrase that. I think I like his work. Him personally,...
An excerpt from my script review for Black Mass which will be available 09/24/15:
4.) Dialogue and Description
It was refreshing to see the amount of white space on the pages compared to the...
An excerpt from The Captina's film review of The Gift which will be available 11/16/15:
The Gift stars Jason Bateman as Simon. Simon is an asshole. But you don’t really get the full...
While I was on vacation, trying to find my own Crystal Lake, two of your favorite reviewers both watched the same film, JASON X.
With The Captain being a horror fan, and 3way...
One of my favorite graphic novels is the comic A God Somewhere. It’s about an average beach bum who is a bit Jesus freaky, but nothing too troublesome, that is until an...
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