Gamer’s Review: Spider-Man 2 (2004)

After both Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” became a critical and commercial success along with a video game in 2002, video game developer, Treyarch commenced development on a sequel based on “Spider-Man 2.” Rather than retaining gameplay/mechanics from the first game, they fully revamped it as an open-world game inspired by “Grand Theft Auto IIII.” Treyarch were […]

Project Hail Mary

In 2020, MGM bought the film rights to produce film adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, “Project Hail Mary” a year before publication. It’s about a middle school science teacher, Ryland Grace who wakes up in a spaceship with no memory on how he got here in the first place. Moments Later, he remembers a space […]

Fargo (1996)

After their films, “Barton Frink,” “Miller’s Crossing” & “The Hudsucker Proxy” flopped and eventually became cult classics, the Coen Brothers worked on their next project titled, “Fargo.” Set in Minnesota around 1987, a salesman hires two incompetent low lives to kidnap his wife and extort ransom money from his wealthy father-in-law. The local police chief […]

Ginger Snaps

I saw a werewolf drinkin’ a piña colada at Trader Vic’s and his hair was perfect. – Warren Zevon Two death obsessed teenaged sisters, Ginger & Brigette encounter a werewolf. The former gets bitten. She miraculously heals as if nothing happened. Th older sister experiences aggressive symptoms both physically and mentally. Brigette puts two and […]

Videodrome (Universal’s Flops Vol. 1 #15)

Happy Halloween movie goers from around the globe. Today’s review is an ‘80s horror cult classic. Inspired by picking up radio signals in Buffalo, New York, during his childhood, David Cronenberg wrote a treatment titled, “Network of Blood.” It’s about a guy named, Max Renn who runs a television station which broadcasts pornographic movies. Max […]

Comics Review: Batman: The Killing Joke

When Watchmen’s final issue published in 1987, Alan Moore (my favorite comic book writer) collaborated with artist, Brian Bolland on a one-shot DC Comics storyline, “Batman: The Killing Joke.” The pair do their own take of Joker’s origin story in the Post-Crisis era of the DC Universe. Meanwhile, in Present Day Gotham City, Joker attempts […]