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...

The Odyssey – Is it YOUR favorite Nolan project?

An excerpt from my script review for The Odyssey which will be available 08/07/26: 2.) Plot Stability I’ll come right out and admit it, this was not my favorite Christopher Nolan project. It wasn’t bad, but similar to...

Mother Mary – Aaron Sorkin level dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for Mother Mary which will be available 08/03/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description As sharp as the dialogue was when Sam and Mary get together, the description was not...

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...
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Overlord – Hell of an end to Horror Month

I would love to tell you all I’ve been super busy the last couple of weeks since Horror Month ended, that’s why I haven’t done a review since Halloween. But honestly, the...

Ex Machina – What’s the Deus?

An excerpt from my script review for Ex Machina which will be available 4/27/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Contained sci-fi thriller. I love it. This might be partial, coming from yours truly, because one of...

Best and Worst of 2016 – Part 2

Part 2, and the one we've all REALLY been waiting for. The Captain defends his choices for THE WORST films of 2016. Spoofs. Sequels NOBODY wanted. Generic horror. Oscar...

Hitman’s Bodyguard – Characters with History

An excerpt from my script review for Hitman's Bodyguard which will be available 09/04/17: 3.) Quality of Characters We mention it a lot on this site, but the more connections your characters have, the...

10 Cloverfield Lane – Get in the Box!

An excerpt from my script review for 10 Cloverfield Lane which will be available 03/14/16: ***SPOILERS*** 2.) Plot Stability Going to come right out and say it, I loved this script! (What’s more, I wrote a...

Script Links 8-27-12

Hi all. Kids back to school and leaves starting to turn. Summers ending, which is sad since I hate cold weather. There is college football, so at least there's that. Here's what's...

IT: Chapter 2 – Left with too many frustrating questions, not enough satisfied answers.

I was not a fan of the first IT film. My main grievances were as followed, too many characters that seemed interchangeable, I mean, I constantly confused the Jewish kid with...

Deadpool – A new Captain Favorite?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA I was a pretty big X-Men fan during the 90’s. I still have binders filled with cards somewhere. I even collected the Hi-C box juice tie-in. They had cards on the back...

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