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...

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...

Horror Month 2025: Week 3

Feel free to check out Week 2 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz The Strangers: Chapter 2 â€“ I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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Suicide Squad – Um, backstory please?

https://youtu.be/CmRih_VtVAs Here we go again, another DC Universe film. Granted this only makes three, but still. So how does this one stack up? It’s better than Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman,...

Me Him Her…And the Cap’n!

The Captain gives his thoughts on Max Landis's directorial debut! Will he like it? https://youtu.be/ihoO3T0MUxk I’m gay for this movie! I loved it. But I know there are some who will hate it....

Bad Samaritan – Be wary the next time you valet…

From the writer of the 1998 Godzilla film and the director of Geostorm, now brings you Bad Samaritan, a fun little thriller that I quite enjoyed. David Tennant plays Cale Erendreich, now...

Straight Outta the Movies!

An excerpt from The Captain's thoughts on Straight Outta Compton which will be available 09/7/15: The film starts out in the late 80’s, Dr. Dre is having a hard time trying to make...

Dragged Across Concrete – Another S. Craig Zahler Success?

I was at a crossroads this week as to which film I should review. Netflix had The Dirt, the bio picture about the 80’s hair metal band Mötley Crüe. I was never...

Boltneck – A Ryan Reynolds Masterpiece!

An excerpt from my script review for Boltneck which will be available 03/03/2020: Boltneck was a masterpiece! https://youtu.be/uxbQATBAXf8 Did you ever wonder what Boltneck was exactly? Wonder no more! 3.) Quality of Characters More than a decade ago the...

Say Hello to our Forums.

That's right. We've got them, and hopefully you want them. As Roy and I are always saying, our overall goal is to create a supportive screenwriting community, and part of that is having a...

Kidnap – Critics Be Damned!

I was debating if I should review this one or not. Mainly because every single review I’ve seen of this film has torn it apart. Critics hate this movie so much it...

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