Napoleon

After “The Last Duel” flopped at the box office, Ridley Scott announced he’s working on a historical epic based on Napoleon Bonaparte’s life and military career collaborating with Joaquin Phoenix for the first time since “Gladiator.” Ridley and his crew filmed additional footage but was left in the cutting room floor due to time constraints […]

Frozen

In 1937 after completing the groundbreaking animated movie, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Walt Disney wanted to adapt Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen.” Due to a lack of resources at the time, Walt scrapped plans in favor of producing “Pinocchio.” Personally, I hated it. Despite cancelling a potential adaptation, Walt produced a live-action […]

Bleach: The Substitute Reaper Arc

In 2001, manga artist/writer, published a manga series titled, “Bleach.” It follows the adventures of a teenage boy named, Ichigo Kurosaki who becomes a Soul Reaper. A different take on the Grim Reaper, his duty is to protect humans from demon spirits (hollows) and nice spirits (wholes) to the afterlife. Ichigo gathers allies who help […]

Leon: The Professional

1994 was a great year for cinema. “Pulp Fiction” (one of my Top 5 favorite films) & “Natural Born Killers” brought the public’s attention to Quentin Tarantino. Tom Hanks won his second Oscar for “Best Actor” in the award-winning film, “Forrest Gump.” Disney’s “The Lion King” became the highest-grossing animated film of the year. Jim […]

Flashback Review: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

After “Garfield: The Movie” was critically panned and made money at the box office, Bill Murray reprised his role as the titular fat cat in “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.” As I’ve mentioned on my previous review on the first movie, Bill regrets his involvement in Garfield. He thought Joel Coen wrote the script. […]

Flashback Review: Garfield: The Movie (2004)

In 1978 cartoonist, Jim Davis published a comic strip called, “Garfield.” Not your typical three-dimensional comic book series like “X-Men,” the comics centers around the titular character. An orange sarcastic fat cat who lives with his nerdy owner, Jon Arbuckle. Garfield’s lazy, loves to eat, favorite food is lasagna watches TV, torments Jon’s dog, Odie […]