Truth Or Dare

In 2017, Universal Pictures & Blumhouse Productions announced that they’re working on a movie titled, “Truth Or Dare” directed by Katie Couric’s nephew, Jeff Wadlow. (Never Back Down, Kick-Ass 2) For no apparent reason, Universal green-lit the script along with another dud known as “Skyscraper.” Truth Or Dare was released on April 13th, (on a […]

Flashback Review: Hercules (1997)

In 1992, the year Aladdin came out during “The Disney Renaissance,” Disney pitched an idea based on “The Odyssey,” a Greek epic poem. The company discarded an adaptation of the poem due to running time constraints & lack of compelling characters that would confuse kids. An animator named, Jon Haidar suggested about making a film […]

Sherlock Gnomes (Paramount’s Flops Vol. 1 #4)

In 2011, “Gnomeo & Juliet,” loosely based on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet,” opened in theaters worldwide. It earned mixed reviews from critics and made money at the box office. Seven Years Later, a follow up based on Sherlock Holmes focuses on a mystery element set in the same universe as Gnomeo & Juliet. For […]

Glass

After making several stinkers like “The Happening,” “The Last Airbender” & “After Earth,” director, M. Night Shyamalan released a film titled “Split.” It became a sleeper hit among critics, movie goers & made money at the box office. Split defibrillated M. Night’s career for the first time since my personal favorite Shyamalan film, “Unbreakable.” Sorry […]

The Upside

In 2012. The Weinstein Company announced that Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Unaccompanied Minors) was slated to write and direct an untitled biopic. A year later, Paul dropped out, because he was collaborating with Melissa McCarthy & Sandra Bullock in “The Heat.” Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, The Nutty Professor, Bruce Almighty) was a potential replacement for Paul, […]

Bird Box

In 2014, a novel titled “Bird Box” published worldwide earning positive reception from book critics and readers alike. The book is about a pregnant woman who that a sinister force is forcing people to commit suicide after he/she sees The Monster in person. The key strategy to survive is to put a blindfold on, close […]