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 – Stuff to emulate. Stuff to avoid.

An excerpt from my script review for Bright which will be available 01/01/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description In typical Landis fashion, the description was entertaining. However, there are parts to emulate, and parts to avoid...

Batman v Superman – Will the extra 30 minutes win us over?

The Captain reviews the fresh ti digital version of BvS: https://youtu.be/8AO19XY2rqc I opted out of seeing this at the theater, I’m not the biggest fan of Man of Steel and by not the biggest...

Kidnap – Description the WORKS!

An excerpt from my script review for Kidnap which will be available 08/07/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description The style of description in this script is something worth emulating. Gone are the days where a script...

Pixels – Too Predictable?

An excerpt from my script review for Pixels which will be available 8/11/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Billy Madison was popular around the time I was finishing high school. In fact, it was...

Bone Tomahawk – Presently Absent Necessary Horror

An excerpt from my script review for Bone Tomahawk which will be available 10/26/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Aside from the dramatically over detailed intros given for characters, which we’ll cover in a second,...

The Killing Pond – May Amateur Monday Winner!

Below is my review on our May Amateur Monday winning script. Feel free to join in the discussion on our forums, or in the comments below. Hi all. Welcome to our May Amateur...

Script Links 10-15-12

Hi all. Here's what's on the agenda for next week. Monday 10/15 Moon by Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker Logline: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on...

The King of Staten Island – Follow thru on social issues

An excerpt from my script review for The King of Staten Island which will be available 01/18/21: 3.) Quality of Characters I like Pete Davidson. He’s in one of the best SNL skits of all...

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