Fast Five

Released in 2011, (same year Coldplay’s fifth album Mylo Xyloto came out) “Fast Five” earned positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. In addition to praise, the movie made over half a billion at the box office. As a fan of The Fast Saga, I wanna share my thoughts on the fifth entry before […]

Flashback Review: 2 Fast 2 Furious

After “The Furious and the Furious” earned money at the box office, Universal immediately green-lit a sequel titled, “2 Fast 2 Furious” with the late Paul Walker reprising his role as Brian O’Conner. Vin Diesel turned down a $25 million offer to come back as Dominic “Dom” Toretto. He hated the script claiming it was […]

Flashback Review: The Fast and the Furious

In 1998, Rob Cohen (Dragonheart, xXx) read an article on Vibe magazine titled, “Racer X.” A story about illegal street racing in New York City. This inspired him to make an action film. At first, the project’s title under “Redline” upon learning Roger Corman already took the title “The Fast and the Furious.” Which is […]

Flashback Review: My Favorite Martian (Disney’s Flops Vol. 1 #14)

In 1963, a sitcom called, “My Favorite Martian” starring Bill Bixby & Ray Walston (Mr. Hand from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) aired on CBS. The Premise centers around a reporter named, Tim who discovers a crashed spaceship. He rescues a Martian and becomes friends with him. As they repair the ship, the Martian dubs […]

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 […]

Classics Review: Treasure Island

“Treasure Island” was officially released in 1950. (same year Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon came out) It received positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. There are two reasons why I wanna share my thoughts on Disney’s first live-action film. First, Disney officially turns 100. Walt founded the company back in 1923. Second, Disney’s live-action remake […]