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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Horror Month Part 4 – Don’t Breathe

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...

10 Tips for Writing Contained Scripts – Video

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...

Seventh Son – Interesting Script, Generic Movie

An excerpt from my script review for Seventh Son which will be available 2/16/15: 2.) Plot Stability The script was vastly superior to the film. The version I read is in no way perfect, but...

Hot Pursuit – Just Bad Boob Jokes?

An excerpt from my script review for Hot Pursuit which will be available 05/21/15: 2.) Plot Stability In a word? Forgettable. The story wasn’t really bad, and hit all the points we needed it...

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...

Archenemy & Songbird: A Cap’n Double Feature Review!

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...

Agent 47 – Nice Action, Cool Visuals

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? ...

4 Words to Avoid When Writing – Video

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...

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