Flashback Review: War Of The Worlds (2005)

In 1938, during The Great Depression, future filmmaker, Orson Welles, (Citizen Kane) was working for a radio program based on H.G. Wells’ novel “The War Of The Worlds.” Many families tuned in their radios (this was before Television was introduced) to know what was going on in the world or listen to some jazzy tunes. […]

Flashback Review: Godzilla (1998)

Fresh from the success of “Independence Day,” (one of my all-time favorite movies) filmmaker Roland Emmerich, (also known for creating the Stargate franchise) was selected as a suitable candidate to direct an American remake of a Japanese film from 1954 called “Godzilla.” A giant dinosaur like monster who wreaks havoc in Tokyo. At the time […]

The Mummy (2017) (Universal’s Flops Vol. 1 #2)

In response to the critical & box office success of the “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” (MCU for short) major Hollywood studios are attempting to replicate the success of the Marvel movies. The following studios including Warner Bros. Pictures began to plant their own featuring characters from D.C. Comics along with another separate one called “MonsterVerse” depicting […]

Flashback Review: The Mummy (1999)

During the 1990’s horror films we’re slowly dying out, but it didn’t stop remakes like Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf. The three of them manage to make enough money, however they received mixed reviews from critics. In 1996, filmmaker Wes Craven released a slasher film called, Scream. It became a critical and box office success. The […]

Beauty & The Beast (2017)

In 1989, an animated film called “The Little Mermaid” helped The Walt Disney Company’s confidence to make more animated feature films after a string of box office failures after their last hit at the time was “The Fox & The Hound.” After the The Little Mermaid was released, it became a critically acclaim box office […]