The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...

The Running Man – Still a classic.

An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely. One...

Prey – Can you reboot an original?

An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25: 2.) Plot Stability This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of. Theaters...

Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...
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The Capn’s Worst Films of 2024.

I think 2024 was kind of a meh year for movies. It was really hard to compile my Best of 2024 List, which I haven’t even started writing yet, however as you...

The Batman – So. Good.

An excerpt from my script review for The Batman which will be available 11/14/22: 2.) Plot Stability DISCLAIMER – I did not see this film in the theaters. To date though… I’ve watched this film five...

Horror Month 2019 – Week 2!

The Captain took the day off, so I decided to post the horror movies I saw this past week just to keep this Horror Month going! Anyone can respond with their...

Creed III – Fallout VATS for Adonis?

I enjoyed the first two Creed films, mainly because it felt like another continuation of the Rocky series, which I am a big fan of. It was a way to move the...

Halloween Kills – Kills good. Expo bad.

An excerpt from my script review for Halloween Kills which will be available 10/18/21: 2.) Plot Stability So, which timeline is correct? The 2018 version more or less “erased” the earlier sequels, if I remember...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Worthy of the Franchise?

Being the giant fan that I am of the Beverly Hills Cop movies, I jumped for joy (no actual jumping took place) at the thought of another film added to the franchise...

Long Distance (aka Distant) – Implementing Realistic Escalation

An excerpt from my script review for Long Distance which will be available 08/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability The premise of the story is solid. What we’re going to focus on in this section however is...

Unfriended: Part 2 – Hank’s Take on Screenlife Scripts

An excerpt from my script review for Unfriended which will be available 11/28/22: 1.) Marketability of the Idea First off…never click links in unknown emails or texts! That’s the main lesson from this review! (He says as...

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