Beau Is Afraid (A24’s Flop Vol. 1 #1)

2022 was an epic year for independent film studio, A24. Brendan Fraser ultimately won an Oscar for “Best Actor” in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” “X” & “Pearl” became modern classics. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won “Best Picture.” One Year Later, Ari Aster (Midsommar) worked on his latest film called, “Beau Is Afraid.” Based on […]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

In 1981, Nintendo created an arcade game called, “Donkey Kong.” You know the story, A plumber named, Mario overcomes obstacles climbing his way to the top to rescue Princess Peach from the titular gorilla. The game became an instant hit worldwide. Over the years, Mario starred in his own series since 1985. The first game, […]

Gamer’s Review: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

“Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot” was released in 2020 (same year Sonic the Hedgehog came out) on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, fans and gamers alike. The game was later released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Bandai Namco’s developing “Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO.” A […]

Lethal Weapon (1987)

After graduating at the University of California, Los Angeles or UCLA for short, Shane Black wrote a script titled, “Lethal Weapon.” Inspired by “Dirty Harry,” the story focuses on two cops named, Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh. They must put aside their differences and work together if they want to apprehend perps smuggling drugs. Shane’s […]

Gamer’s Review: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3

“Dragon Ball Z: Budoaki” and its sequel became huge hits selling millions of copies worldwide. A third and final installment of the Budokai Trilogy was released in 2004 (same year X-Men Legends came out) on PlayStation. It surpassed the previous games earning praise from critics, fans and gamers alike. As I’ve mentioned on my previous […]

Godzilla Minus One

After “Shin Godzilla” came out in 2016 as the first film in the Reiwa Era, Japanese production company Toho collaborated with Netflix to produce an anime trilogy. All three entries streamed in 2017-2018. I haven’t seen every single one. Four years after the anime trilogy ended, Toho confirmed they’re working on a live-action Godzilla movie […]