Horror Month 2026 – Week 3

(And don’t forget to check out Week 2 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 2

(And don't forget to check out Week 1 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Abigail – If you TELL us she’s a vampire going in, then SHOW us!

An excerpt from my script review for Abigail (2024) which will be available 10/19/26: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, first and foremost I’m just going to come right out and say it… This script takes way...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 1

It's the Capn's favorite time of year!!! Don't forget you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of his...

Motor City: No Dialogue – good storytelling or cheap gimmick?

An excerpt from my script review for Motor City which will be available 10/04/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description You read it in the title of this review… Is the “no dialogue” a worthy storytelling method...

Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...
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Bright – Still a Landis Fan?

This makes the 5th Max Landis film I’ve reviewed for the site. I enjoyed everything he’s done with the exception of Victor Frankenstein. So it kind of goes without saying that I’m...

Write to Reals: Ben Is Back – Pop that logline!

I was very interested to see this one when I first saw the trailer about a year ago as I was writing a thriller with a few similarities and I wanted to...

Sextuplets – Another Netflix Bomb with Streaming Competition Looming on the Horizon

Who do I have to blame for this atrocity? The most obvious answer would be Marlon Wayans. Actually, most questions asked why this horrible thing is happening could simply be answered, because...

No Escape – The Art of Non-specific Location

An excerpt from my script review for No Escape which will be available 9/3/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Here’s an idea we’ve not discussed before… Non-specific Location Meaning your script can be shot in a...

Spider-Man: Homecoming – Will this 3rd Reboot Win Over the Captain’s Dad?

In case you’re wondering, I’m going to try to be as spoiler free as possible during this review. There’s only one big twist in this film and I don’t want to give...

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...

Baby Driver – Everything goes well UNTIL…

With blockbusters like Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, Atomic Blonde and The Emoji Movie coming this out month, July is looking to be quite the theater going...

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...

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