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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feel free to check out Week 2 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz
The Strangers: Chapter 2 – I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
We break scripts down the Monday after its opening weekend. Read detailed reviews and see what current writers selling scripts are doing right, and sometimes wrong.
Part 4 of The Captain's FAVORITE time of year is up next with... DON'T BREATHE!
It’s time to play the game of NAME THAT GENERIC BLONDE ACTRESS!
Jane Levy is the star of Don’t...
We go over 10 elements to include in your own writing to keep the plot tense and a reader reading, regardless of limited locations.
These techniques may be known by multiple names, but...
It is no secret how big of a fan I am of the studio SpectreVision and the films they have produced. Those films being Mandy, Cooties, Greasy Strangler, and Color Out of...
Certain words and phrases don't score you anything extra with readers, and using them too frequently may cause you to actually lose points.
Here are a few suggestions of what to edit out...
An excerpt from Reals' script review for In the Tall Grass which will be available 06/22/20:
What Needed Work
The Length - The script is 112 pages, while the film is only 90 minutes, which...
An excerpt from my script review for Agent 47 which will be available 09/14/15:
2.) Plot Stability
Based on the reviews, I was expecting A LOT worse.
Was anything in this script surprisingly new? ...
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...
An excerpt from our Weekly Beat article Oscar Micheaux: A Symbol of the Unconquered which will be available 2/09/15:
Because it’s Oscar season and also Black history month, ScreenBeats™ takes a look at...
