F Valentine’s Day – What does it remind YOU of?

God, what is that smell? Did you shit yourself? Something is in the air. Oh wait, I know what it is. It’s love. Love is in the air again and it smells...

Superman – Skip the Origin Story!

An excerpt from my script review for Superman (2025) which will be available 02/09/26: 2.) Plot Stability The thing I liked about this, and Matt Reeves The Batman, is that we’re moving away from including...

The 25 Worst Films of 2025

The Captain's List is in!!! 25. The Phoenician Scheme â€“ It was reminding me a lot of Wes Anderson’s older films, before he got heavy into making films that seem more like plays. But I’d...

Weapons – Revisited!

An excerpt from my script review for Weapons which will be available 01/20/26: 3.) Quality of Characters Before we go too far into this… Maddie’s voice over in the beginning. She opens the story, but then...

Anaconda – Who’s the REAL monster in this story?

An excerpt from my script review for Anaconda which will be available 01/13/26: 2.) Plot Stability This felt very Jaws like, in that there’s a lot of eerie shit going on and we don’t...

KPop Demon Hunters – Were YOU part of this Netflix phenom?

An excerpt from my script review for KPop Demon Hunters which will be available 12/31/25: https://youtu.be/LW9QJIT_T-A Summer 2025. New Smyrna Beach, FL. Now if you remember the previous family summer vacation we witnessed the glory...
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Moonlight – Did Sam and Frodo stare this much?

An excerpt from my script review for Moonlight which will be available 02/13/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So it’s based on a piece of dramatic writing called In the Moonlight Black Boys Look...

Behind the Cellar Wall

Hi all. Today we're taking a look at Behind the Cellar Wall by Lana Newlin. We follow the story of Maggie, who's a tough young woman, as she loses her parents, is left a...

Manhunt – Classic Woo, or…not?

https://youtu.be/FMgJ_oprkFA I can’t remember the first John Woo film I ever saw, was it one of his early English language Hollywood films like Hard Target or one of his many Chinese films, usually...

Love and Monsters – Cap’n Loves Horror Month!

I could have sworn Love and Monsters was another Netflix original. I searched and searched to no avail, it wasn’t there. I was mistaken. I think I know why I got it confused,...

Script Links 5-28-12

Hi all, and Happy Memorial Day. Thanks to those that defend our freedom, whether past, present or future. Here's what's on the agenda for this week, but also look for changes to the slide...

The Worst Films of 2017!

And don't forget to check out Part 1: The Best Movies of 2017. I ran into the same problem with the worst list as I did with the best. Too many candidates. I...

It Follows – The “Gotcha Last” STD

An excerpt from my script review for It Follows which will be available 03/29/15: 2.) Plot Stability Before I jump into my critique, I have the following technical questions... A.) Do blowjobs count? B.) Do you...

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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