May the 4th Be With You! – The Star Wars First (and STILL rough) Draft

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars First Draft which will be available 05/04/26: 2.) Plot Stability When he was trying to launch this new universe, I knew George Lucas had trouble,...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

The Invisible Man – Mine that public domain!

An excerpt from my script review for The Invisible Man (2020) which will be available 04/20/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea To be clear, I’ve never read the novel by H.G. Wells. I’ve also never...

Send Help – The same, only different.

An excerpt from my script review for Send Help which will be available 04/14/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Give me the same, only different. – Sam Raimi Misery meets Castaway was in all the comments on the...

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...
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God Particle – Good old fashioned contained Cloverfield…

An excerpt from my script review for God Particle (aka Cloverfield Paradox) which will be available 02/12/18: 2.) Plot Stability Good, old fashioned contained murder/mystery. Murder on the Orient Express but on a space station. No...

Ant-Man and The Wasp – Can Sequels Outdo Originals?

You may or may not remember me mentioning that before Infinity War came out, I wanted to rewatched a few of the Marvel films. But not included in my epic binge watch...

Wonder Woman 1984 – Another DC Misstep?

It feels so long ago since I’ve reviewed a DC superhero movie. I believe the last one was Joker. Of course that isn’t part of this cinematic universe. Though I’m pretty sure they...

Justice League: Is the Snyder Cut the Better Vision?

Here we are again, back at it, reviewing a movie I already reviewed back in 2017. A movie I called in my review a clusterfuck. And that pretty much sums up that...

Hotel Artemis – A Film that’s…Forgettable?

If Hotel Artemis has one thing going against it, it’s that I found the film very forgettable. It almost seemed to vanish from my mind as soon as I left the theater....

Possessor – Come for the Movie Review, STAY to see what our beloved Cap’n has been up to!

Long time no see! It’s been awhile since you’ve had to endure one of my movie reviews. So to ease back into things, I thought first I’d talk about everything I’ve been...

Den of Thieves – Importance of Making it Quick

An excerpt from my script review for Den of Thieves which will be available 01/29/18: 5.) Format One of the best compliments you can receive as a writer, aside from having your script optioned...

Eighth Grade – Anything New in Teenage Angst?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eighth Grade by Bo Burnam which will be available 09/14/18: What Worked Pg. 1 - I like the character description because it is short, sweet and (I...

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