Jackie Brown

Fresh from winning an Oscar for “Best Original Screenplay” courtesy of “Pulp Fiction,” Quentin Tarantino bought the film rights to Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch.” Meanwhile, he took his time to work on “From Dusk till Dawn” with his buddy Robert Rodriguez. Due to working on two projects at the same time, Quentin offers Robert the […]

Reservoir Dogs

Movie Buff and future filmmaker Quentin Tarantino worked at now-defunct video store Video Archives. He clocked out to direct his first film titled, “My Best Friend’s Birthday.” Unfortunately, he became disinterested with half of its running time complete. He mentioned someday he’ll edit missing footage. A few years later, Quentin visited his pal Lawrence Bender […]

Blank Check

“Blank Check” was officially released in 1994. (same year The Crow came out) It was critically panned and barely made enough money at the box office. Why isn’t Blank Check labeled as a “Flashback Review?” I never watched it during my childhood. First time I ever heard of Blank Check was from a review by […]

Flashback Review: Kangaroo Jack

Jerry Bruckheimer green-lit a dark mob comedy film titled, “Down and Under.” Originally given an R rating, Jerry saw a preview of “Snow Dogs” with a scene featuring talking dogs. This time, Warner Bros. heavily relied on a talking kangaroo who can rap as the center of the marketing campaign to appeal to kids. Elizabeth […]

The Last Boy Scout

After “Lethal Weapon 2” was released in 1989, Shane Black (one of my favorite writers) worked on an original script inspired by his breakup with a girlfriend as a serious and less funny version of “Lethal Weapon” with Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans teaming up to investigate a slain woman tied to a crooked Politian […]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (WB’s Flops Vol. 2 #30)

Eight Years After “Lethal Weapon 4” came out, Shane Black went on hiatus due to negative reactions of The Long Kiss Goodnight. (I thought was pretty good) He read a novel titled, “Bodies Are Where You Find Them.” The book inspired Shane to get back into his comfort zone making another mystery crime-comedy buddy film. […]