Motor City: No Dialogue – good storytelling or cheap gimmick?

An excerpt from my script review for Motor City which will be available 10/04/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description You read it in the title of this review… Is the “no dialogue” a worthy storytelling method...

Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...

The Death of Robin Hood – More A24’s Speed…

An excerpt from my script review for The Death of Robin Hood which will be available 08/24/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea This is Robin at the end of his career, and looking for...
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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...

Lake Placid – Should you read this script?

An excerpt from my script review for Lake Placid which will be available 04/07/25: 5.) Format We’ve discussed it before, but know what you’re reading. By that, I mean you should be reading several scripts...

I Saw the TV Glow – Careful wasting your time…

An excerpt from my script review for I Saw the TV Glow which will be available 02/24/25: 2.) Plot Stability Two things led to the mediocre story we were delivered here. The first was the...

Horror Month 2025: Week 2

Feel free to check out Week 1 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Kill Me Again – I initially really loved the plot to this movie, serial killer trapped in a time...

Wicked: Part One – Not the whole story…

An excerpt from my script review for Wicked: Part One which will be available 01/13/25: 2.) Plot Stability Before we go too far into this, I’ve never seen the show/musical, nor did I watch...

Happy Death Day – Should YOU give up on screenwriting?

An excerpt from my script review for Happy Death Day which will be available 10/27/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Groundhog Day, but it’s horror. The main character is brutally murdered each day and every...

Conclave – Character Conflict

An excerpt from my script review for Conclave which will be available 12/31/24: 3.) Quality of Characters Here’s the nuts and bolts of the review. “Every cardinal, deep down inside, has already chosen the name...

Horror Month 2025!

It’s that time again, the month of all things spooky, creepy and stinky. Because like every year, I know a majority of the films on this list are going to be real...

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