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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The Outpost – Avoid Bulky Description

An excerpt from my script review for The Outpost which will be available 07/27/20: 4.) Dialogue and Description This script caused me to nod off twice as I was reading. Why? The extremely bulky and...

Write to Reals: Eddington – Another Ari Aster Stinker?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Eddington which will be available 07/21/25: What Needs Work A COVID-19 Western - Look, it says this on the title page, and that description does not really inspire...

Psycho – An Oldie but a Goodie!

An excerpt from my script review for Psycho (1960) which will be available 03/29/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Nervous character making poor decisions. Of course this begins with Mary, who steals the money and practically wears the guilt...

The Professor and the Madman – Use caution when being hired to write on assignment?

An excerpt from my script review for The Professor and the Madman which will be available 05/20/19: 1.) Marketability of the Idea It was toss up on whether to put this part of my...

Write to Reals: Vox Lux – Know your Genre!

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Vox Lux which will be available 03/12/19: The film didn't do super well as you can see here: BOX OFFICE NUMBERS and I think that was due...

What Could Have Been… – Goyer’s version of The Flash

An excerpt from my script review for David Goyer's The Flash which will be available 06/19/23: 1.) Marketability of the Idea It’s time for another installment of What Could Have Been… This was rumored to...

Air – How Michael joined Nike.

An excerpt from my script review for Air (2023) which will be available 04/11/23: 2.) Plot Stability Remember the Steve Jobs project by Aaron Sorkin? This script kind of felt like that. It was good, but it really...

Write to Reals: Bullet Train

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Bullet Train which will be available 08/07/22: 2.) Plot Stability I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Keep It Simple, Star! For Bullet Train, we have this...

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