Flashback Review: Forrest Gump

In 1986, Winston Groom published a novel titled, Forrest Gump.” Set in the ’50s to early ’80s, it’s about a guy named, Forrest. He has a low IQ who goes on adventures, meets historical figures, becomes rich, enlists in the Vietnam War, inadvertently inspires others to come up with innovative ideas and tries to win […]

Classics Review: How the West Was Won

Epic films in the 1960s were a trend throughout the entire decade. Notable ones from 1960-1969 such as “Spartacus,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World,” “My Fair Lady,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” “The Dirty Dozen,” “Once Upon a Time in the West” & “The Wild Bunch.” […]

Chainsaw Man: Season 1

In 2018, manga writer/artist, Tatsuki Fujimoto published a manga for Shonen Jump titled, “Chainsaw Man.” It’s about a guy named, Denji who’s forced to pay his father’s debt to the Yakuzka by working as a devil hunter upon discovering a chainsaw who’s part puppy part chainsaw creature. After Denji’s set up getting killed by zombies, […]

X-Men: First Class

After “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” became a critical flop, 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) cancelled plans to develop “X-Men Origins: Magneto” in favor of a prequel titled, “X-Men: First Class” focusing on the X-Men’s early years, the friendship between Charles Xavier/Professor X & Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto and their partnership while squaring off against Sebastian Shaw. A mutant […]

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

In 2019, an anime show based on Shonen Jump’s manga series of the same name titled, “Demon Slayer” became an instant hit as one of the best (if not the best) anime shows in recent years. Thanks to the show’s success, Demon Slayer gained popularity spawning merchandise, video games, action figures, collectibles etc. Prior to […]

Homecoming (1996)

Now, now, “Homecoming” has nothing to do with Spider-Man or that song by Kanye West & Chris Martin. It’s actually a TV movie produced by Showtime. Based on a book published by Cynthia Voigt, Homecoming takes place in the late ’70s. It’s about a group of siblings searching for a place to live after their […]