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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Arrival – Are your characters unbelievable?

An excerpt from my script review for ARRIVAL which will be available 11/14/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Louise is completely unbelievable. A woman can’t be an intelligent linguistics professor? Certainly she can. She can’t then...

Green Room – Always Take Your Cell Phone!

An excerpt from my script review for Green Room which will be available 05/30/16: 2.) Plot Stability It’s amazing how a good plot can originate from an everyday mistake. The brilliance of this script is...

ZOMGBeavers!

Great title! Great genre! The Captain himself takes a look at this instant cult classic for you. (Read more of his great Horror Reviews here.) http://youtu.be/7onFrBK_hKE It's the end of Horror Month and I think it's fitting...

Sony Part 3 – Assassination of the 1st Amendment

An excerpt from The Weekly Beat Dr. No Interviews Please! which will be available 1/12/15: There is a cyber war going on within our computer screens. You cannot see it but it’s there....

The Accountant – Over-Connecting Your Characters?

An excerpt from my script review for The Accountant which will be available 10/19/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Two things here. First, the second scene of the script presents YOUNG BOY and LITTLE BROTHER. We’re not...

Free Fire – Making the Best of a Contained Situation

An excerpt from my script review for Free Fire which will be available 05/22/17: 2.) Plot Stability As the title to this review implies, the plot ran out of places to go. There’s only so...

Gone Girl – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Gone Girl which will be available 10/22/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Gone Girl script review. 2.) Plot Stability Carson sent out an...

Hail, Caesar! – Wandering Plot Issues

The Captain weighs in on the newest Coen Bros. picture. Will his thoughts mirror my own issues with the script? https://youtu.be/kMqeoW3XRa0 I never got around to seeing this when it came out in...

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