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...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...
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Bridge of Spies – Insurance and Espionage

An excerpt from my script review for Bridge of Spies which will be available 10/20/15: 2.) Plot Stability Instead of giving you a plot summary in this section, I want to focus on something...

Script Links 10-8-12

Hi all. Bit of a change up next week. Monday 10/8 Training Day by David Ayer Logline: On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue...

Blackhat – Avoiding Dialogue Stereotypes

An excerpt from my script review for Blackhat which will be available 05/03/16: 4.) Dialogue and Description Overall the dialogue wasn’t bad, except for one major exception. Lien. Stereotyping Dialogue Chen was Chinese, but it’s cited he...

Brittle Innings (Unproduced) – Brittle Spirit.

An excerpt from my script review for Brittle Innings which will be available 07/30/18: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Brittle Innings. That makes me think of one of the recent Dave Chappelle specials on Netflix. https://youtu.be/hK14oYP40js (From...

What Could Have Been – Whedon’s Wonder Woman

An excerpt from our "What Could Have Been" series and script review for Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman which will be available 06/05/17: 2.) Plot Stability I’m reminded of a story Kevin Smith tells when...

Flatliners – Importance of Well Paced Plot

An excerpt from my script review for Flatliners which will be available 10/09/17: 2.) Plot Stability This was one of those that scripts that, even at over 100 pages, I didn’t constantly check what...

Best Friends Vol. 1 – Come Indulge Your Morbid Wiseau Curiosity!

Let’s face it, no one cares about Greg Sestero. He isn’t a terrible actor I’d say, just a very bland one. People aren’t clambering over one another to see a film with...

28 Years Later – Masterpiece or Garbage?

I’ve been debating if I should review this movie. I have pretty mixed feelings on it, and it seems I’m not alone. People are either loving it, so much so they are...

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