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...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
An excerpt from The Captain's film review for The Martian which will be available 10/09/15:
What can I say, this film is great. It is Apollo 13 meets Cast Away. Is there a...
For some dumb reason I skipped both films when they were out in theaters. I have no idea why. The first film I waited because it was pretty much an unknown. Plus...
So I planned on having this review out a couple of weeks ago when the movie was released, but my computer made the bright decision to kill itself on me in the...
This week the Captain weighs in on SPLIT.
Will M Night Shyamalan return to his roots or give us another dud?
Enjoy...
I guess this pretty much goes without saying, but…
SPOILERS AHEAD!
https://youtu.be/84TouqfIsiI
Do not read this...
Not many know this, but Violent Night is actually a sequel to the film The Northman. I am not joking; this is one hundred percent a proven fact.
I have proof, damn it!...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is not a terrible film. It is however completely uninspiring, but at film 5 in the series, how can it be? Johnny Depp...
Happy 4th one and all!
Sorry this is WAYYY late, but with getting stuff done for the holiday today, and fireworks last night, things are a bit busy.
Plus most of you probably won't...
An excerpt from my script review for Seventh Son which will be available 2/16/15:
2.) Plot Stability
The script was vastly superior to the film.
The version I read is in no way perfect, but...
