The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...

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...
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Script Links 8-13-12

Hi all. Here's what's on the agenda for next week. Monday 8/13 The Matrix Reloaded by Andy and Lana Wachowski Logline: Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover...

Jason X – Dueling Review Pt. 2

While I was on vacation, trying to find my own Crystal Lake, two of your favorite reviewers both watched the same film, JASON X. With The Captain being a horror fan, and 3way...

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 – Dead Disney Reboot?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is not a terrible film. It is however completely uninspiring, but at film 5 in the series, how can it be? Johnny Depp...

The Cloverfield Paradox – We aren’t there yet…

I was at a loss as to what I should review this week. There wasn’t anything showing in theaters I really cared about seeing, or anything I doubt you’d care to read...

Turner and Hooch – Blast from the Screenwriting Past!

An excerpt from my script review for Turner and Hooch which will be available 08/30/16: 3.) Quality of Characters If you’re writing any sort of buddy movie, male and female alike, it’s important to...

The Gift – Another Film Ruined by The Cap’n?

An excerpt from The Captina's film review of The Gift which will be available 11/16/15: The Gift stars Jason Bateman as Simon. Simon is an asshole. But you don’t really get the full...

The Martian – Film Review

An excerpt from The Captain's film review for The Martian which will be available 10/09/15: What can I say, this film is great. It is Apollo 13 meets Cast Away. Is there a...

Nightcrawler – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for Nightcrawler which will be available 11/04/14: Want the full review? Follow this link to the Nightcrawler Script Review. 3.) Quality of Characters Lou's awful. Not written awful, of...

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