Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

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...
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Hail Caesar! – Are We Being Fooled?

An excerpt from my script review for Hail Caesar! which will be available 02/08/16: 5.) Format You’re not Quentin Tarantino. But neither are the Coen Brothers, either. Not in terms of success, mind you, but that...

The House – Tips for Keeping Readers Reading

An excerpt from my script review for The House which will be available 07/03/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Enjoyable description. You want your reader to be entertained as he’s reading, just like you want an...

Theory of Everything – Script Analysis

An excerpt from my script review for The Theory of Everything which will be available 12/02/14: 3.) Quality of Characters Stephen. Introduced as an awkward, yet charming, individual. Enjoyed him very much for most of the...

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...

Write to Reals – Wonder Woman (2004) – Unproduced – Laeta Kalogridis: Parts used for the film?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Wonder Woman (2004) - Unproduced - Laeta Kalogridis which will be available 05/04/18: Initial Thoughts I personally thought Wonder Woman (2017) was an important, but flawed, film....

Willy’s Wonderland – Avoid Annoying Dialogue

An excerpt from my script review for Willy's Wonderland which will be available 02/15/21: 4.) Dialogue and Description The teenage banter was just so painful. It’s probably meant to be, to show how naïve they are that they’d...

Creed 2 – You knew it was coming…right?

I could have sworn I reviewed the first Creed movie, but I guess I was mistaken as it was Hank who reviewed only the script.  I’ve had Creed 2 on the docket to see...

Anon – Netlfix’s New Sci-fi Noir. How’s it hold up?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Anon which will be available 05/10/18: What Needs Work -- I am also writing a similar noir-like detective story (though mine is a comic series, not a...

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