Flashback Review: Casper

In 1945, “Casper the Friendly Ghost” made his cartoon debut. The titular character isn’t your typical ghost who haunts people, he’s just a nice guy who wants to hang out with humans. His three uncles often pull pranks on him and the people he tries to befriend. He appeared in 55 theatrical cartoons back when […]

Classics Review: The Wolf Man (1941)

The late Warren Zevon said, “Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen.” “Doing the Werewolves of London.” I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walking with the Queen.” “Doing the Werewolves of London.” I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s.” “And his hair was perfect.” “Na!” Anyway, Universal Pictures became a […]

Sleepy Hollow

In 1820, Washington Irving published a collection of short stories titled, “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” Simply call it, “The Sketch Book.” One of them features a significant short story called, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” It’s about a teacher named, Ichabod Crane who encounters a ghost known as the Headless Horseman. In […]

Ring (1998)

In the year 1991, Japanese author Koji Suzuki published a novel titled, “Ring.” It’s about a reporter who investigates a string of deaths tied to a cured videotape. Whoever watches the tape will die within a week. Seven Years Later, production company Toho adapted the novel into a full-length film. Released in 1998, (same year […]

The Black Cauldron (Disney’s Flops Vol. 1 #17)

After “The Fox and the Hound came out in 1981, Disney was in turmoil back in the ’80s. They bought the film rights to adapt a fantasy book series called, “The Chronicles of Prydain” combining the first two books “The Book of Three” & “The Black Cauldron” in animated format. Released in 1985, (same year […]

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

In 1950, Walt Disney adapted “Cinderella” earning critical acclaim. I wrote a review on it and I hate to break it to ya. It didn’t age well. I consider Cinderella as one of the worst Disney animated movies. I’m tired of pretending it’s a masterpiece. Fifty-Two Years Later, a direct-to-DVD movie came out. “Cinderella II: […]