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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Voyager – Script Review

Hi all, and welcome to another week. Hope no one has a case of the Mondays. Today we're taking a look at one of those types of scripts with a twist that gets Roy...

Rocky Balboa – Reader Review

Hi all and Happy Cinco de Mayo! Remember Roy and I made the decision to do one sold script a week, and now we have the pleasure of introducing our first Reader Review...

Dumb and Dumber To – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Dumb and Dumber To which will be available 11/29/14: 2.) Plot Stability This script read like Blake Snyder's dream for a comedy. Catalyst (Page 15) - Harry...

Script Links 7-9-12

Hi all. Two quick bits of housekeeping before we get to the links for this week. First, starting Monday July 23 Roy and I have decided to switch to a Monday through Friday script...

American Ultra – Comedy’s in the Tone?

An excerpt from my script review for American Ultra which will be available 8/24/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here we go! The description is BY FAR the best part of this script. Funny. Playful. ...

Script Links 7-2-12

Hi all. (Does that annoy anyone yet? I wanted to go with "hello, hello" but that's already taken.) Here's the schedule for this week. Walker's gracing I with another reader...

Guest Reviews – Win a FREE 6 mo. Subscription*

DEADLINE December 15, 2014!!! Hi all. Some of you have asked for opportunities for a shot at a free membership, and we've listened. For the rest of this month, and sometime mid-December, we'll be hosting...

Using an Ellipsis…Video

What is an ellipsis in screenwriting terms? How is it used and how often should you use it? Check out our quick informative video. https://youtu.be/ISeWdwFkVf0

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