Roofman – Could Channing save it?

An excerpt from my script review for Roofman which will be available 04/06/26: 5.) Format This Saturday I had absolutely nothing going on. Brought the boy home from college Friday afternoon, and he spent all...

What Could Have Been: Captain Blood Reboot (1994)

An excerpt from my script review for Captain Blood (1994) which will be available 04/01/26: 2.) Plot Stability My biggest complaint, aside from the similarities in the previous section? Way too many sea battles. Listen, I...

10 Best Films of 2025 – aka 4th Annual Cagey Awards!!!

Here's the Captain's Top 10 Films of 2025! (With a few Nic Cage special mentions.) 4th Annual Golden Cagey Awards! Nicholas Cage is here again, celebrating another year of The Golden Cagey Awards. And once...

Marty Supreme – Was Chalamet stuck in character?

An excerpt from my script review for Marty Supreme which will be available 03/17/26: 3.) Quality of Characters So why didn’t I care about the story? Marty’s a prick, plain and simple. We’re told, as amateur...

The Lost Boys – Gratuitous Sax Done Right.

An excerpt from my script review for The Lost Boys (1987) which will be available 03/09/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description So…my biggest complaint with the script… Page 14: A loud rock group performs. Talk about underselling it!!! This...

Sinners – Two brothers walk into a vampire bar…

An excerpt from my script review for Sinners which will be available 03/03/26: 2.) Plot Stability The script opens a bit differently from the film. Here we’re presented with a burned man running from a...
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The Christmas Chronicles – An instant classic for years to come?

A slight change of plans, as I wasn’t able to see Creed 2 over the weekend like I had planned. But I thought why not kick Christmas month off with a Christmas...

Trainwreck – Why You Should See It

Hi all. I’ve decided to make this review public in its entirety. Not as some conceited or boastful gesture, thinking my writing will benefit those in the Lafayette Theater Shooting, although the thoughts, prayers,...

Aloha – Welcome to Good Description

An excerpt from my script review for Aloha which will be available 06/29/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description This description set an excellent tone. There were a bunch of comparisons throughout, but the overall sense was...

Batman v Superman – Will the extra 30 minutes win us over?

The Captain reviews the fresh ti digital version of BvS: https://youtu.be/8AO19XY2rqc I opted out of seeing this at the theater, I’m not the biggest fan of Man of Steel and by not the biggest...

Script Links 9-24-12

Hi all. Back to pro scripts next week, so hopefully you enjoyed/are enjoying the "back to our roots" feel of this week. Here's what's up for next week. Monday 9/24 Green Lantern by Greg Berlanti, Michael...

6 Character Creating Questions – Video

Can you answer these questions for all of your characters? Knowing who they are is important. so they LEAP off the page for your reader! https://youtu.be/C9ulWZuRtco

The Magnificent Seven – Is just an entertaining story enough anymore?

An excerpt from my script review for The Magnificent Seven which will be available 10/24/16: 2.) Plot Stability This script was entertaining. My question here is, by itself, is entertaining the audience, with minimal twists,...

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...

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