Runner – No…the ANGEL STUDIOS one…

An excerpt from my script review for Runner which will be available 11/09/26: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Not to be confused with The Runner which was that bomb on Amazon starring Gal Gadot,...

Halloween Double Feature 2026 (Part Two): Pumpkinhead Movie Review

Part 2: Pumpkinhead Film Review https://youtu.be/4uIQ4Zn9Ijc You really could skip watching Pumpkinhead and just listen to the Misfits song Pumpkinhead, it literally tells you everything that happens in it. https://youtu.be/aJ1Bnlzgsck I was going to say I...

Halloween Double Feature 2026 (Part One): Pumpkinhead Script Review

Part 1: Script Review Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! Another one in the books, and if you’re reading this, it means the Capn’s favorite time of year is about to come to a close. For this year’s...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 4 Finale!

(And don’t forget to check out Week 3 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 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...
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Best and Worst of 2016 – Part 2

Part 2, and the one we've all REALLY been waiting for. The Captain defends his choices for THE WORST films of 2016. Spoofs. Sequels NOBODY wanted. Generic horror. Oscar...

The Zookeeper’s Wife – Too Many Near Misses?

An excerpt from my script review for The Zookeeper's Wife which will be available 04/10/17: 2.) Plot Stability Near Miss Just what the name implies, this is where you put your character into a dangerous...

Manchester by the Sea – An Unreadable Mess

An excerpt from my script review for Manchester by the Sea which will be available 12/06/16: 5.) Format .00025% of the human population has a disorder with their Corpus Callosum, the part of the...

Ex Machina – What’s the Deus?

An excerpt from my script review for Ex Machina which will be available 4/27/15: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Contained sci-fi thriller. I love it. This might be partial, coming from yours truly, because one of...

And the Oscar Goes to…Not Diversity.

An excerpt from The Weekly Beat by ScreenBeats™ Hooray for Hollywood? which will be available 1/16/15: Sabes que? It’s that time of year again. No, not the breaking of your new year’s resolution...

Baywatch – Reboot the Tone too!

An excerpt from my script review for Baywatch which will be available 05/30/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description This is the gem of the discussion. Where the TV series was more drama, despite some of the...

Deadpool – A new Captain Favorite?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA I was a pretty big X-Men fan during the 90’s. I still have binders filled with cards somewhere. I even collected the Hi-C box juice tie-in. They had cards on the back...

Hitman’s Bodyguard – Characters with History

An excerpt from my script review for Hitman's Bodyguard which will be available 09/04/17: 3.) Quality of Characters We mention it a lot on this site, but the more connections your characters have, the...

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