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 […]

Poor Things

In 1992, author, Alasdair Gray published a book titled, “Poor Things.” A sci-fi dark dramedy set in a steampunk world about a woman named, Bella Baxter who’s brought back to life by a scientist. Her old brain is removed and replaced with an infant’s brain. Resulting in no memories of her previous life and has […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nyad

In 2011, the year I graduated high school, long-distance swimmer, Diane Nyad make a risky attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Injuries caused her to put a halt. After a few failed attempts since 1979, Nyad finally achieved her goal in 2013. Her life story caught the public’s attention. Oscar winning documentary husband and […]

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 […]