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 10-22-12

Hi all.  It's Wednesday already. Monday 10/22 127 HOURS by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Logline: A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures...

Script Links 7-23-12

Hi all. Next week we start our new schedule. With that in mind we want to get these links out early hoping that you can follow along with us next week. Monday 7/23 Eons...

Bill and Ted Face the Music – A Film with Nostalgia!

The last time we saw Bill and Ted was way back in 1991. I’m not sure if you remember this, but 1991 was a great year for movies. Maybe one if not...

Script Links 8-20-12

Hi all. As you'll notice below, Roy and I have made a slight change to our weekly schedule. We're switching to two reviews a week and one article. Two reasons for this. First, the return on...

Murder on the Orient Express – The Virtue of Timeless Mystery

An excerpt from my script review for Murder on the Orient Express which will be available 12/04/17: 2.) Plot Stability Can a novel written in 1934 still be relevant and excite modern day audiences? 3way...

The Hateful Eight – Or Django 2, Now with MORE N Word!

My script review for The Hateful Eight which will be available 01/04/15: Hi all. Happy New Year! With that fun little greeting out of the way... You’re not Quentin Tarantino. Before we start ANYTHING, that needs to...

Blood Father – Characters first, Agendas second

An excerpt from my script review for Blood Father which will be available 09/12/16: 3.) Quality of Characters Characters don’t always have to be good, or even completely likeable, but we need people to...

Amateur Scripts…On Monday!

****DEADLINE MARCH 31, 2015!!! Hi all. Hoping to spice things up for our weekly script reviews by going back to our roots. Reviewing Amateur Scripts! Because Friday is kind of a busy day for...

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