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...

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...
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Synchronic – Character Intros

An excerpt from my script review for Synchronic which will be available 10/26/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Here’s where we’re going to spend a bit of time. Character introductions. Page 13: Mary Kay Latorno meets Tanya Harding,...

A 3way Take: The Many Saints of Newark

An excerpt from 3way's script review for The Many Saints of Newark which will be available 07/19/22: Let’s take a gander… Logline:Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras...

Write to Reals: Murder Mystery – Can Netflix just STOP with Mr. Sandler already?

So, after Murder Mystery "allegedly" became one of Netflix’s most streamed original films, I figured that I would check it out. Yes, I know - it’s an Adam Sandler PG-13 comedy. However, I have actually enjoyed many...

What Could Have Been – Star Wars: Episode IX – Duel of the Fates

An excerpt from my script review for Star Wars: Episode IX - Duel of the Fates which will be available 02/18/20: 2.) Plot Stability This story suffered from the same major issue as the two others...

The Lodge – When a “Fooled You” Twist Doesn’t Work

An excerpt from my script review for The Lodge which will be available 02/10/2020: 2.) Plot Stability “Scary as Hell. The next great horror film is here.” Meh. If the finished film follows the script, I’d...

Write to Reals: Double Feature – Black Box and The Lie (Part 1)

Hey Everyone! I thought for The Captain's Super-Special Horror Month I would do something a bit different! This month, Amazon Studios teamed up with Blumhouse to release 4 new horror films directly to...

The Tax Collector – Get to the Good Stuff!

An excerpt from my script review for The Tax Collector which will be available 08/24/20: 2.) Plot Stability The idea we’re going to focus on here is the importance of getting to the “good...

Write to Reals: A Vigilante (2019) – The Importance of Delivering on a Premise

I hadn’t heard much about this film until it popped up on my Suggested List on Amazon Prime. After doing a bit of research (mainly watching the TRAILER), I was in. I mean, it...

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