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...

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...
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The Rhythm Section – Lively Atomic Blonde, or new Bond?

An excerpt from my script review for The Rhythm Section which will be available 02/03/2020: 1.) Marketability of the Idea So this is Daniel Craig’s last Bond flick. Who’s going to replace him? Is Blake Lively throwing her hat into...

What Could Have Been… – Goyer’s version of The Flash

An excerpt from my script review for David Goyer's The Flash which will be available 06/19/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea It’s time for another installment of What Could Have Been… This was rumored to...

Ready or Not – Two Dimensional Characters in Horror?

An excerpt from my script review for Ready or Not which will be available 09/02/19: 3.) Quality of Characters The one thing this script had going for it were the character relationships, and how some of...

Horror Month 2024 – Upcoming Films and Where to Watch!

HORROR MONTH 2024 It’s finally here! The month we have all been waiting for! Okay, maybe not everybody, but anyone who loves to watch horror movies at least. And I got two big...

Those Who Wish Me Dead – “Let him burn, I say.”

The first thing that really stood out to me was the title. Those Who Wish Me Dead. Which as of right now I’m realizing isn’t Those Who WANT Me Dead. Seeing as this...

An American Pickle – Gross Love Triangle…Even for a Seth Rogen Comedy

An excerpt from my script review for An American Pickle which will be available 08/10/20: 3.) Quality of Characters After the whole “pickling process” concern, this was the second biggest pill to swallow. The weird...

Write to Reals: Eddington – Another Ari Aster Stinker?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25: What Needs Work A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...

Ma – Did her motivations make sense?

An excerpt from my script review for Ma which will be available 06/11/19: 2.) Plot Stability Once we’re past the premise of the previous section, this story was a bit of a mess. We get...

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