Nyad

In 2011, the year I graduated high school, long-distance swimmer, Diane Nyad make a risky attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Injuries caused her to put a halt. After a few failed attempts since 1979, Nyad finally achieved her goal in 2013. Her life story caught the public’s attention. Oscar winning documentary husband and […]

Nick’s Top 12 Anticipated Films of 2024

Alright fellow movie goers, 2023 is almost over. The SAG and WGA strikes are done. We can finally prep up for upcoming films. I handpicked a dozen for today’s editorial ranking my Top 12 Anticipated Films of 2024. Why Top 12? Because I refuse to add another number. Otherwise, bad luck will occur. 12. The […]

Leon: The Professional

1994 was a great year for cinema. “Pulp Fiction” (one of my Top 5 favorite films) & “Natural Born Killers” brought the public’s attention to Quentin Tarantino. Tom Hanks won his second Oscar for “Best Actor” in the award-winning film, “Forrest Gump.” Disney’s “The Lion King” became the highest-grossing animated film of the year. Jim […]

Flashback Review: Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

After “Garfield: The Movie” was critically panned and made money at the box office, Bill Murray reprised his role as the titular fat cat in “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.” As I’ve mentioned on my previous review on the first movie, Bill regrets his involvement in Garfield. He thought Joel Coen wrote the script. […]

Flashback Review: Garfield: The Movie (2004)

In 1978 cartoonist, Jim Davis published a comic strip called, “Garfield.” Not your typical three-dimensional comic book series like “X-Men,” the comics centers around the titular character. An orange sarcastic fat cat who lives with his nerdy owner, Jon Arbuckle. Garfield’s lazy, loves to eat, favorite food is lasagna watches TV, torments Jon’s dog, Odie […]

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was released in 2013. (same year Pacific Rim came out) It received positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. Besides praise, the second film in “The Hunger Games Trilogy” made a lot of money at the box office. A two-part final installment known as “Mockingjay” came out in 2014-2015. […]