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...

The Lost Boys – Gratuitous Sax Done Right.

An excerpt from my script review for The Lost Boys (1987) which will be available 03/09/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description So…my biggest complaint with the script… Page 14: A loud rock group performs. Talk about underselling it!!! This...

Sinners – Two brothers walk into a vampire bar…

An excerpt from my script review for Sinners which will be available 03/03/26: 2.) Plot Stability The script opens a bit differently from the film. Here we’re presented with a burned man running from a...
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My Father’s House

Hi all, and as another week begins (or ends depending on your point of view) you're left hanging out with me. Today we're taking a look at My Father's House by Alex Greenfield...

Get Out – Missed Plot Opportunities?

An excerpt from my script review for Get Out which will be available 02/27/17: SPOILERS AHEAD! 2.) Plot Stability Before I go too far into this, I must state that I DID enjoy this script. But...

Focus – Always Drop Long Dialogue

An excerpt from my script analysis for Focus which will be available 03/02/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description First up, the dialogue. As you might discern from the title, I wasn't a fan. I was reminded...

Write to Reel Q4 Mini Contest – FAQ

****Entries now OPEN on the forums! Hi all. Okay, so the contest rules have been sorted out. 1.)What are the prizes? We’re rewarding both the 1st and 2nd place winners. 1st Place – Script listing on InkTip,...

Script Links 7-23-12

Hi all. Next week we start our new schedule. With that in mind we want to get these links out early hoping that you can follow along with us next week. Monday 7/23 Eons...

Spider-Man: Homecoming – Will this 3rd Reboot Win Over the Captain’s Dad?

In case you’re wondering, I’m going to try to be as spoiler free as possible during this review. There’s only one big twist in this film and I don’t want to give...

The Cap’n vs Jem – Truly, Truly, Truly Pissed!

The Captain takes a look at Jem and the Holograms. Here's a bit of what he thought, and fyi, he's angry: But seriously, how do you adapt this? I mean, at one...

Baby Driver – Everything goes well UNTIL…

With blockbusters like Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, Atomic Blonde and The Emoji Movie coming this out month, July is looking to be quite the theater going...

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