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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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...

Mob Ties

Happy 4th one and all! Sorry this is WAYYY late, but with getting stuff done for the holiday today, and fireworks last night, things are a bit busy. Plus most of you probably won't...

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...

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...

Down Range – Amateur Monday Review

Here's the script review for our FIRST Amateur Monday winner, Down Range: Hi all. Our first ever Amateur Monday Contest ended Friday. Votes were tallied. And the winner is… Down Range by our...

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...

Horror Month Part 1 – Rob Zombie’s 31

It's the Captain's FAVORITE time of year! This is part 1 of a four part review set for October where he'll review his favorite genre...HORROR! https://youtu.be/e4pUyWRFfj4 Horror month officially begins! And what better...

The Snowman – Good Example of Clever Dialogue?

An excerpt from my script review for The Snowman which will be available 10/23/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Sometimes it’s fun how the script for a current week addresses issues mentioned in the previous...

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