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...

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...
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Stuber – Is entertaining your audience enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Stuber which will be available 07/15/19: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Going to come right out and say it. I enjoyed this script. A comedy that’s a reverse Collateral. Knowing...

US – Does Horrible Ending mean Horrible Film?

I really need to stop mentioning which film I’ll be tackling next week after my reviews. If you read my review for Dragged Across Concrete, you might be wondering why I’m not...

Barb and Star Go to Del Vista Mar – Focus your story

An excerpt from my script review for Barb and Star Go to Del Vista Mar which will be available 04/05/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Aside from consistently saying they were going to Del...

Write to Reals: Greta (2019) – Film Review

With Ma (2019) coming out recently and Hank giving that a review, I thought I would review a piece that is similar in concept and tone - Greta (2019). To be fair, I haven’t heard much...

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) – Noteworthy changes from script to screen.

An excerpt from my script review for Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers which will be available 05/30/22: 3.) Quality of Characters First difference and a huge improvement? In the script the bad guy is Mean Dean, a...

Mortal Kombat – As good as video game movies get?

Mortal Kombat More like Mortal Borebat. No, wait... I can do better than that. Hold on. I know. Mortal Kombat? More like Mortal Mehbat. There. Nailed it. https://youtu.be/NYH2sLid0Zc Originally, my expectations for this movie being any good were...

Write to Reals: Pet Sematary Film Review (2019)

Hey everyone! Today I’m taking a look at the 2019 film version of Pet Sematary (by the way, the film never explains why it is spelled like that, but a quick Google...

Fantasy Island – String us along a bit?

An excerpt from my script review for Fantasy Island (2020) which will be available 05/25/20: 2.) Plot Stability It didn’t scare me silly, and with the light horror it’s probably something I can watch...

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