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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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...

Write to Reals: Masters of the Universe (2010) Jeff Wadlow – Unproduced

An excerpt from Reals' unproduced script review for Masters of the Universe by Jeff Wadlow which will be available 06/01/18: What Worked -- Pg 0/1 - I really like to do this in my...

Thunder Force…and a BONUS Review!

My expectations were pretty low going into Thunder Force, I mean it’s called Thunder Force, what do you expect? The plot is okay enough, it does feel like a setup for a Chuck...

The Witch, and Ye Olde Cap’n!

The Captain weighs in on the film portion of The Witch: https://youtu.be/iQXmlf3Sefg The Witch! Burn the witch! Or I guess I should call it Vitch since it seems to be spelled with two V’s....

Brightburn – Did the film fall short?

One of my favorite graphic novels is the comic A God Somewhere. It’s about an average beach bum who is a bit Jesus freaky, but nothing too troublesome, that is until an...

Generating Contained Thriller Ideas – Video

Giving your script a contained setting makes it more marketable. Wondering why? Are you stuck on ways to brainstorm contained script ideas? Not to worry, we're here to help. https://youtu.be/WpT6D5w2c5o

Best and Worst of 2016 – Part 1

Part 1 of the Captain's take on what films he most enjoyed in 2016. Enjoy! BEST FILMS OF 2016 There was this guy, name not remembered, who went on amazon studio’s forum to brag about...

Patient Zero – Should we stop trusting film trailers?

Where to start with this movie... I know, let’s start with how unoriginal the plot is. It’s basically I Am Legend. Not even just a little bit like it, but blatantly I...

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