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...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...
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Guzikowski’s Friday the 13th (Reboot) – Canceled or just in need of a Retool?

An excerpt from my script review for Guzikowski's Friday the 13th which will be available 03/14/17: 1.) Marketability of the Idea As some of you know, from time to time we take a look at...

Monster – We Hate You Selby.

An excerpt from my script review for Monster (2003) which will be available 06/26/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat. “Monster” does not refer to the...

Marketing Your Script

Hi all. I was at a loss for what to write about today, and then it was suggested that I talk about marketing a script. (Thanks again to Fejumas for the idea.) This...

Judgement Date Script Review

Script: Judgement Date by Ed Love Logline: When a wrongly convicted death row inmate gets a chance at freedom on the live comeback TV show of a disgraced Idol judge, he gradually turns...

The Outsider – Good Netflix Yakuza Film?

This marks my first ever review of a Japanese yakuza film… that was directed by a white French guy. Honestly though, I had to double check who made this because it felt...

Leveraging Our Notes with Agents and Producers

Hi all. Today we have a guest writer sharing with us his experience of what he did after receiving our notes, our friend from the forums, Michael Jennings. Simply put, he received a positive...

Overhaul – Script Review

Hi all. I know we said we'd be switching to pro scripts, but as I promised Sly I'd get this done, I didn't want to leave him hanging. After reading it, I'm glad I...

Sunday Spotlight – The Playground Part 3

Hi all, and Happy First of July. Wow summer's flying by, especially when you're doing two and sometimes 3 reviews per week. Here we are on part three of our little experiment, known as...

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