Gamer’s Review: God of War (2005)

Set in Ancient Greece with characters and creatures from Greek Mythology, a warrior named, Kratos who serves the Greek Gods of Olympus embarks on a personal quest to overthrow Ares and take his place as “God of War.” The first installment in the God of War series was released in 2005 (same year Resident Evil […]

Gamer’s Review: Mafia II

After “Mafia” became a critical and commercial success in 2002, video game developer/publisher, 2K commence development on a sequel. It took game developers eight years to create a new game engine as a significant upgrade to the previous installment as well as brainstorming plot elements. Arriving home from World War II, Vito Scarletta working his […]

F1

Fresh from the critical and commercial success of “Top: Gun Maverick,” Joseph Kosinski commenced development of his next project. This time, a sports drama about a former Formula One racer named, Sonny Hayes who comes out of retirement to save his a former teammate’s team from dissolving. Sonny also deals with a young reckless racer. […]

One Battle After Another (WB’s Flops Vol. 2 (#36)

In 1990, Thomas Pynchon (Inherent Vice) published a novel titled, “Vineland.” Set in the 1980s during the War on Drugs, it follows the lives of a former hippie and his daughter encountering government agents, the disappearance of the girl’s missing mother, flashbacks of the hippie father’s past and the girl who learns her father was […]

Frankenstein (2025)

Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is now streaming on Netflix. His interpretation of Mary Shelley’s novel earned praise from critics. Recently, it’s been nominated at the 83rd Golden Globes Awards for “Best Drama.” Now that’s its Awards Season, I wanna share my thoughts on Guillermo’s version if it’s a legit adaptation like Kenneth Branagh’s version from […]

The Godfather

1972 was an important year on the historic and pop culture side. Historic Side Pop Culture Side One film in particular became a touchstone in cinema history. None other than “The Godfather”Let’s rewind the clock back to when it’s first conceived. Mario Puzo the book in 1969. Immediately became bestseller. Paramount Pictures bought the film […]