Classics Review: Rashomon

Hello fellow movie goers from around the globe. Today’s classic review is yet another groundbreaking film by legendary director Akira Kurosawa titled, “Rashomon.” The Premise involves four people sharing their own perspective of a samurai’s murder. Each one’s story contradicts certain elements whether it’s real or not. Rashomon was officially released in 1950. (exact same […]

Classics Review: Seven Samurai

Hello fellow movie goers from around the globe. Today’s classic review is an influential film that became a tentpole on the film industry. Story is about villagers who hire samurai to fight bandits from raiding their town and learn to defend themselves. What I’m referring to is none other than Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking epic, “Seven […]

Bottle Rocket

In 1994, an aspiring director from Texas named, Wes Anderson and two brothers, Owen & Luke Wilson made a short film called, “Bottle Rocket.” Story is about three quirky pals plan a heist. Two Years Later, the trio expand the short into a full-length feature film with James L. Brooks (The Simpsons, Broadcast News, As […]

Dragon Ball Evolution

Hello movie goers from around the globe. When I was a kid, Cartoon Network’s programming block Toonami introduced me to anime franchises like “Sailor Moon,” “Gundam” and last but not least, “Dragon Ball Z” or DBZ for short. I’m a huge fan of the latter franchise since 2000. I’ve watched “Dragon Ball,” which is the […]

Police Story

“Police Story” was officially released in 1985. (same year Brazil came out) It received positive reviews from critics and made enough revenue at the box office. The film spawned three sequels and two reboots with Jackie reprising his role in every single one. The Criterion Collection included the first and second film as spine numbers […]

G.I. Jane

“G.I. Jane” was officially released in 1997. (same year Starship Troopers came out) It received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial flop at the box office. Demi Moore won a Razzie Award for “Worst Actress.” As a result of her previous flop “Striptease” and the aforementioned movie, Demi’s acting career faded as a […]