Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s mini-series officially streamed in 2022 (same year Top Gun: Maverick came out) on Disney Plus. It received positive reviews from critics. As a Star Wars fan, I didn’t like it. Not one little bit. I haven’t watched a Star Wars series on Disney Plus since Obi-Wan. I got a lot of movies and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Killers of the Flower Moon

In 2017, journalist and author, David Grann published a non-fiction book titled, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Back in the early 1920s, around the Prohibition Era when alcohol was illegal, oil tycoons gain wealth and the early days of law enforcement. Members of the Osage Nation, a Native American tribe, are murdered upon discovering oil […]

Gladiator

Released in 2000, (same year Almost Famous came out) “Gladiator” earned critical acclaim from critics and movie goers alike. In addition to praise, it became the second highest-grossing film of the year behind “Mission Impossible II.” Gladiator went on to win a few Oscars including “Best Actor,” (Russell Crowe) “Best Original Score,” (Hans Zimmer) and […]