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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The Producers – Farewell, Mr. Wilder

An excerpt from my script review for The Producers which will be available 09/05/16: 5.) Format This portion is extremely important considering this week’s script. While searching for a PDF, before a member was kind...

Legend of Tarzan – Disney’s Jungle Cruise with Abs!

An excerpt from my script review for The Legend of Tarzan which will be available 07/11/16: 2.) Plot Stability Everyone should have caught the HUGE red flag when interviews with Alexander Skarsgård were focused...

Happy 2019! – New Year, New Writer

What do you plan to do this year? Complete your first script? Research potential buyers for your completed spec script? Or just improve your overall craft as a screenwriting? Whatever your goal we're glad to help,...

The Gift – Less than thrilling?

An excerpt from my script review for The Gift which will be available 11/09/15: 2.) Plot Stability This thriller was less than thrilling. Did it have tense situations? Certainly, but other than the very...

A Few Good Men – Utilizing Smart Characters

An excerpt from my script review for A Few Good Men which will be available 02/05/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Establish (and then utilize) smart characters. Kaffee. Young and inexperienced doesn’t equal stupid, a fact that...

Lost City of Z – Crafty Character Description

An excerpt from my script review for Lost City of Z which will be available 04/24/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Motivation. Your hero needs it. Why does Percy want to go back to the jungle? Because...

Jem and the Holograms – Truly, truly, truly…something?

An excerpt from my script review for Jem and the Holograms which will be available 12/07/15: 4.) Dialogue and Description Aside from the plot, this was probably THE MOST annoying issue I had with...

Sony Part 3 – Assassination of the 1st Amendment

An excerpt from The Weekly Beat Dr. No Interviews Please! which will be available 1/12/15: There is a cyber war going on within our computer screens. You cannot see it but it’s there....

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