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...

Happy Death Day – Should YOU give up on screenwriting?

An excerpt from my script review for Happy Death Day which will be available 10/27/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Groundhog Day, but it’s horror. The main character is brutally murdered each day and every...

Horror Month 2025: Week 3

Feel free to check out Week 2 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz The Strangers: Chapter 2 â€“ I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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Scanners (2007) – Uproduced David Goyer Script Review

An excerpt from Reals' script review for which will be available 09/13/18: Initial Thoughts I realize some of you screenwriters may see the name David Goyer and lose interest in the script/project. Now, David...

Rampage – Cool adaptation or just The Rock doing what he does?

An excerpt from my script review for Rampage which will be available 04/16/18: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Rampage. Not going to lie. This was the first game I purchased for the NES, or...

San Andreas – Blueprint for Disaster

An excerpt from my script review for San Andreas which will be available 6/02/15: 2.) Plot Stability Surprisingly, there’s a lot we can learn from this version. (Admittedly, I was dubious considering the...

The Spy Who Dumped Me – Unlikely example of Tone matching Genre?

An excerpt from my script review for The Spy Who Dumped Me which will be available 08/16/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description Setting the tone of your story via description is a fantastic skill to...

On Chesil Beach – Watch the Sun Dance, Darling.

An excerpt from my script review for On Chesil Beach which will be available 06/18/18: 2.) Plot Stability Watch the Sun Dance, Darling. That’s the title I would have picked, pulling from the Oscar Gold...

Ready Player One – The Description Worked!

An excerpt from my script review for Ready Player One which will be available 04/02/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description Okay, here’s some good stuff. The description was practically bang on by sprinkling in the style...

Weapons – Can the Cap’n NOT spoil it?

On one hand I want to talk about this movie, because I have a lot to say about it. but on the other, I really don’t want to spoil anything for you,...

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...

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