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 […]

Gamer’s Review Mass Effect

Fresh from the critical and commercial success of “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,” video game developer, Casey Hudson collaborated on another project with BioWare. This time an original game, “Mass Effect.” Set in the future where Mass Relays allows a space crew to travel to various systems within the galaxy, a solider named, […]