The Social Network – Learning from Sorkin…

An excerpt from my script review for The Social Network which will be available 07/20/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’ll be spending a good chunk of our time. Let’s just get the description...

Obsession – An argument for why you DON’T need college to be successful in screenwriting…

An excerpt from my script review for Obsession which will be available 07/07/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Be careful who you wish for… That’s a great logline, tagline, however you want to pitch it. As long...

Backrooms – Why an A24 sequel will (most likely) flop.

An excerpt from my script review for Backrooms which will be available 06/26/26: 2.) Plot Stability As I watched the “found footage” videos initially, did I kick around the idea of writing a script...

What Could Have Been: Friday the 13th – Camp Blood (aka The Death of Jason Voorhees)

An excerpt from my script review for the Friday the 13th sequel Camp Blood by Swift and Shannon which will be available 06/05/26: 2.) Plot Stability So this is the second installment for Friday the...

Mortal Kombat II – Bye Cole!

There used to be 2 camps, those who played Mortal Kombat and those who played Killer Instinct. I hated KI, I can’t remember why, I think because of how the characters moved....

Project Hail Mary – See! Self Publishing DOES Work!

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...
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Captain America: Civil War – Movie Review

Our Captain reviews Marvel's Captain in his newest installment: https://youtu.be/f4wavWUZFMA Are you guys ready for another slightly vague remembering of a film I saw a few weeks ago?! For this week’s review I’m listening...

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...

La La Land – Possible to enjoy a musical script without the score?

An excerpt from my script review for La La Land which will be available 01/16/17: 5.) Format So you want to sell your musical? Make sure to write the music first. Sure you’ll probably rewrite the...

The Revenant – Dialogue and Description can work FOR YOU!

An excerpt from my script review for The Revenant which will be available 01/11/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description Okay, I glanced at this script and sighed, remembering the absolute WALLS OF TEXT Mr. Inarritu...

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 – Mel’s Sleeper Comeback?

Don’t you think it’s time that we try to forgive Mel Gibson? I mean, there are celebrities out there who have actually killed people and they get a pass. Matthew Broderick killed...

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...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Why Dinosaurs are like Scraped Knees.

I was planning on rewatching the first Jurassic World film to refresh my memory before going to see Fallen Kingdom. But then I remember it was basically the same plot as the...

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