Victor/Victoria

Released in 1982, (same year Blade Runner came out) “Victor/Victoria” earned praise from critics and movie goers alike. Plus, it made enough money at the box office. Victor/Victoria won an Oscar for “Best Original Score.” The film was later adapted into a Broadway musical in 1995 with Julie Andrews reprising her role. Speaking of musicals, […]

Cabaret

In 1966, a Broadway musical called, “Cabaret” opened to the public. Set in 1931, an American immigrant named, Sally Bowles lives in Germany who makes a living as a singer/dancer at a nightclub known as the Kit Kat Club, entertaining several customers. She meets British man named, Brian Roberts. He moves in with her and […]

Classics Review: Funny Girl

In 1964, a Broadway musical called, “Funny Girl” opened to the public. The story’s bases on the life and career of Fanny Brice. A Jewish-American comedian and singer gains fame and develops a relationship with a gambler. Barbra Streisand played Fanny in the Broadway version prior to a film adaptation gaining more recognition. She was […]

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, […]