Child’s Play

The 1980’s was an important decade for the Horror movie genre. Many films including Friday The 13th, Hellraiser, & Nightmare On Elm Street, became instant classics due to its main antagonist, backstories, and of course, the bloodbath for each series. One of the most iconic villain in the Horror genre is Chucky from the “Child’s […]

Classics Review: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

Today’s Classic Review is about two icons from The Golden Age of Hollywood starring in a film called “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” Released in 1962, (same year Tom Cruise was born & Lawrence of Arabia came out) the film was a critical and commercial success. Earning five Academy Award nominations including Best Actress […]

The Dark Tower (Sony’s Flops Vol. 1 #2)

Before going through the ups and downs with this review, here’s a history lesson on the troubled 10 year gap production on Stephen King’s film adaptation of The Dark Tower. It all started in 2007, J.J. Abrams was hired to produce and direct the picture after bidding the films rights to King for just $19 […]

Maximum Overdrive

To direct your first full length feature film, you must immerse yourself into the cinematic world of storytelling by going to film school or educate yourself by watching lots of movies or take a bunch of notes. You know what Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, and Paul Thomas Anderson have in common? They didn’t go to […]

The Shining

Groundbreaking director, Stanley Kubrick, (2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket) released a film called “Barry Lyndon,” but at the time of its release, critics disliked it and it was a box office disappointment. Today, Barry Lyndon is now considered one of Kubrick’s best films. Desparate to earn positive appeal to the […]

Carrie (1976)

Let’s look back at the very first film adaptation based on the works of Stephen King. Carrie is the one that cemented King’s reputation as an author and was also the novel that brought him attention to Hollywood by adapting the book into a feature full length motion picture. Carrie was released in 1976, it […]