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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American Made – Good Characters, Some Flaws

An excerpt from my script review for American Made which will be available 10/02/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Having clever characters is good. The one thing they can’t be is too clever, however. In contrast to...

Lost River – Ryan Gosling is Pretty!

An excerpt from my script review for Lost River which will be available 5/4/15: 3.) Quality of Characters Underdeveloped. All of them. Bones and Billy especially. Bones comes across as a whiny bitch, who’s afraid...

Wilder Than Her – Horror in times of Covid-19

An excerpt from my script review for Wilder Than Her (Blood List 2020: Fresh Blood) which will be available 11/09/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Today we’re taking a look at one of the...

Possessor – Come for the Movie Review, STAY to see what our beloved Cap’n has been up to!

Long time no see! It’s been awhile since you’ve had to endure one of my movie reviews. So to ease back into things, I thought first I’d talk about everything I’ve been...

Write to Reals: In the Fade (2017) Review

Initial Thoughts So, the logline is pretty bland - Woman’s husband and son are killed, so she goes after the killers. However, a couple of things grabbed by interest about this picture: It won the...

Write to Reals – Harrow Alley: Greatest Unproduced Script of All Time?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Harrow Alley which will be available 03/16/18: What Needs Work -- Wow. HUGE chunks of text. I realize this was written at a different time, but steer...

Sundance 2021 (Part 2): Prime Time and Eight For Silver Film Reviews

I told you there was more to come from my Sundance experience, didn’t I? Well, here is the second part of my two-part Sundance 2021 review! Enjoy! Prime Time (Director: Jakub Piątek - Screenwriters: Jakub...

Godzilla: King of Monsters – Can somebody break down the lore for the Cap’n?

Much like John Wick, people just keep trying to fuck with Godzilla. Instead of getting shot in the head 5 times, Godzilla will just breathe blue fire into your face. It’s debatable who...

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