Horror Month 2026 – Week 3

(And don’t forget to check out Week 2 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 2

(And don't forget to check out Week 1 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Abigail – If you TELL us she’s a vampire going in, then SHOW us!

An excerpt from my script review for Abigail (2024) which will be available 10/19/26: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, first and foremost I’m just going to come right out and say it… This script takes way...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 1

It's the Capn's favorite time of year!!! Don't forget you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of his...

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...
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Underwater – Consistent Tone Required

An excerpt from my script review for Underwater which will be available 01/13/2020: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s the nuts and bolts of the problems. Remember, the tone of your script should be uniform throughout. Meaning your description...

Twisters – Which side to root for?

An excerpt from my script review for Twisters which will be available 11/11/24: 3.) Quality of Characters There is one character that returns, that I forgot to mention. The Twister. This time it even brings along...

X – Don’t Mess with Pearl!

An excerpt from my script review for X (2022) which will be available 08/18/26: After the "excitement" of Reals' X film review, I had to check the script out for myself... 2.) Plot Stability This...

Under the Silver Lake – Is “WTF” Enough to Carry Your Story?

An excerpt from my script review for Under the Silver Lake which will be available 04/22/19: 2.) Plot Stability This one was wacky! There were many instances where I was left scratching my head in a “WTF”...

Write to Reals: The Grudge (2020) – The Need to Focus

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Grudge (2020) which will be available 01/13/2020: Hi All! Hope you had a safe and restful holiday season, but it is now January, and you know...

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...

Ford v Ferrari – Dealing with Technical Action Sequences

An excerpt from my script review for Ford v Ferrari which will be available 11/20/19: 4.) Dialogue and Description What do you do if you have a “technical” style of action/description that doesn’t read...

Tully – Cathartic Main Character?

An excerpt from my script review for Tully which will be available 05/07/18: 3.) Quality of Characters I will forgive the predictable plot if one thing holds true… Diablo Cody is Marlo. TULLY What’s wrong with that?...

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