Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...
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Red Sparrow – The Captain weighs in on the “thriller” factor

Red Sparrow is an erotic spy thriller where nothing in it works. Going into it I was either expecting La Femme Nikita or Atomic Blonde. What I got was neither. At least...

Blood Father – Characters first, Agendas second

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...

The Shallows – Blake Buns!

https://youtu.be/EgdxIlSuB70 Look at them buns! Wedgied buns. Side buns. Sandy buns. Wet buns. Covered in blood buns. That last one, maybe not so hot. An actual shark film that wasn’t made by The...

Saving Mr. Banks – Spoon Full of Snobby Author

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...

You Were Never Really Here, Paterno – Enjoy this Mash-Up!

I was at a loss as to what exactly I should review this week. You Were Never Really Here was a film I was extremely excited for. From the trailers it seemed...

The Space Between Us – Don’t Take a Dump on Your Reader!

An excerpt from my script review for The Space Between Us which will be available 02/06/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Dialogue. It’s never polite to take a dump on your reader. (I’m, of course, speaking of...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Differentiate Your Characters

An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 11/27/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Feel bad going over this after the Captain did so as well, but the supporting cast was...

The Tomorrow War – Script vs. Film

An excerpt from my script review for The Tomorrow War which will be available 07/06/21: 3.) Quality of Characters Okay, here’s the section where I think the film won out. First off…Dorian. In the script, he’s...

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