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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Shut In (2022) – Nice example of contained.

An excerpt from my script review for Shut In which will be available 02/14/22: 2.) Plot Stability As I mentioned above, this script was an excellent example of a contained horror thriller. In fact, what...

Horror Month 2022 – Week 2!

Grimcutty – I do like the concept of this one, where parents have so much anxiety over their kids, they manifest this boogeyman who attacks them, making them worry even more for their...

What Could Have Been – Jon Spaihts The Mummy

An excerpt from my script review for The Mummy by Jon Spaihts which will be available 11/14/23: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, here’s the major difference… In the final film, the Mummy is of an Egyptian...

First Blood – Simple Excuse for Action

An excerpt from my script review for First Blood which will be available 04/30/24: 3.) Quality of Characters Will Teasle. Nothing in this script happens without him. Think about that…we don’t get to see just how...

Insomnia – Give your thriller detective things to do!

An excerpt from my script review for Insomnia (2002) which will be available 10/17/22: 2.) Plot Stability The tone is set pretty early on. We’re given a sexy little scene of a woman’s body being...

Being the Ricardos – Mr. Sorkin’s Good

An excerpt from my script review for Being the Ricardos which will be available 12/27/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This script clocked in at 193 pages (mostly due to some unusual formatting) and...

Totally Killer – The Cap’n looks at Horror Comedy!

If you’re looking for a horror comedy this month, Amazon Prime has you covered. https://youtu.be/vNm3VPPKEQI After watching the trailer for this teen 80’s time traveling slasher, I was not amused. The humor did not...

Horror Month 2023 – The Preshow!

Another year, another October, which means another steady stream of horror movies getting reviewed. A little something I like to call “Horror Month”. If you don’t know, I’ll be watching and reviewing movies...

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