Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

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...
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The Good Nurse – Slow Build of Creepy

An excerpt from my script review for The Good Nurse which will be available 12/12/22: 2.) Plot Stability The overall question I had with the plot, initially, was how could this happen? Death after death...

Halloween Double Feature 2024: From Dusk Till Dawn (Part 1)

Hi all. It’s that magical time of year again when the Cap’n and I do our Halloween Double Feature! This year we decided on a classic… 1.) Marketability of the Idea It’s a vampire story. Two bank...

The Bikeriders – Non-Linear Storytelling

An excerpt from my script review for The Bokeriders which will be available 07/01/24: 2.) Plot Stability At best, this felt like episode one of a documentary miniseries that we’ll never see the rest...

John Wick: Chapter 4 – Why do we like this franchise?

An excerpt from my script review for John Wick: Chapter 4 which will be available 12/18/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea John.  Wick. Those two words right there are enough explanation for this section if...

Horror Month 2023 – Week 3!

Here it is... (And don't forget to check out Week 2!) Dark Harvest â€“ This was the one I was most excited for after watching the trailer. Which could only mean one thing: it was...

Horror Month 2022 – Week 3!

Vesper – Not exactly a horror film, more dystopian sci-fi. But it does have some horror elements to it that were pretty good. The film in general was actually pretty good. Mutated plant...

Equalizer 3 – The Final Installment?

I don’t remember much about Equalizer 2 only that I enjoyed it, and it had Pedro Pascal as the main villain. That came out 5 years ago. So, about a year less...

The Fly – Old School Love Triangle

An excerpt from my script review for The Fly which will be available 11/07/22: 3.) Quality of Characters Good character connections. Veronica. A Lois Lane type, if you will. She’s a smart reporter that’s out to...

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