Is This Thing On? – Is this thing original enough?

An excerpt from my script review for Is This Thing On? which will be available 12/22/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea I forget exactly where I read it, but this is loosely based on...

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...
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Gemini Man – Needs Less of the Same, More of the Different

An excerpt from my script review for Gemini Man which will be available 10/14/19: 3.) Quality of Characters Imagine if the A-Team had to fight younger versions of themselves. Now imagine if everyone except Hannibal...

Write to Reals: Tenant Zero by Kirk Anderson (Fresh Blood 2018)

An excerpt from Reals script review for Tenant Zero by Kirk Anderson  which will be available 12/19/18: The Story The logline reads as such: In a newly gentrified neighborhood, two urban roommates are forced to...

Spontaneous – Consistent Tone (Part 2)

An excerpt from my script review for Spontaneous which will be available 10/12/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description Set the tone for your genre, and set it early. Never underestimate the power of a spec being a “quick...

Those Who Wish Me Dead – “Let him burn, I say.”

The first thing that really stood out to me was the title. Those Who Wish Me Dead. Which as of right now I’m realizing isn’t Those Who WANT Me Dead. Seeing as this...

John Wick: Chapter 4 – Was it too long?

Where did we leave off after Parabellum? Does anyone remember? To recap, John Wick, an unstoppable killing machine, gets shot off a building by his trusted friend Winston played by Ian McShane one...

Body Cam – Be cautious when incorporating a social message.

An excerpt from my script review for Body Cam which will be available 06/01/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Social. Commentary. This is a tricky thing to write into, and even harder to pull off,...

Prey – Is Predator lore outside the films canon?

Apparently, there is a whole bunch of lore surrounding The Predator that I wasn’t aware of. Much like Star Wars, the universe was expanded on with videogames (which I never played), books...

Green Street Hooligans – An American Explains English Football

An excerpt from my script review for Green Street Hooligans which will be available 02/21/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Proper. Football. Now, I’m not here to argue you shouldn’t love American football over “soccer”...

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