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...
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...
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...
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 my script review for Blood Father which will be available 09/12/16:
3.) Quality of Characters
Characters don’t always have to be good, or even completely likeable, but we need people to...
An excerpt from my script review for Office Christmas Party which will be available 12/23/16
And because it's Christmas, and I think there's a lot to take away from this script, enjoy an...
Hi all.
Quick note, Roy and I are thinking about doing an all pro scripts week starting 8/6/12. Reason being we get a lot of interest both to the site and newer...
An excerpt from my article Utilizing LinkedIn and the Art of the Follow-Up which will be available 12/22/14:
Ah, the Follow-Up
So you've queried via the example I mentioned in the Quick and Easy...
An excerpt from my script review for Saving Mr. Banks which will be available 02/22/16:
2.) Plot Stability
There are two storylines.
The primary being Walt Disney trying to convince Pamela Travers that he won’t...
An excerpt from my script review for Zombi 2 which will be available 03/06/17:
1.) Marketability of the Idea
Zombie. Zombi 2. Nightmare Island. Island of the Living Dead.
This script by...
The Captain reviews Trainwreck!
Will Amy Schumer win him over?
Trainwreck
Besides horror and Arnold movies, I also grew up watching romantic comedies thanks to my mom. My favorite still being Don't Tell Her It's...
****DEADLINE MARCH 31, 2015!!!
Hi all.
Hoping to spice things up for our weekly script reviews by going back to our roots. Reviewing Amateur Scripts!
Because Friday is kind of a busy day for...
