Interstellar

In 2008, while promoting “The Dark Knight,” as well as mourning the loss of their close friend Heath Ledger, Sibling Duo, Christopher “Chris” & Jonathan “Jonah” Nolan came up with a first draft for their screenplay called, “Interstellar,” About a crew of astronauts trying to save their dying planet and their loved ones by traveling […]

V for Vendetta

In the 1980’s, comic book writer Alan Moore, (known for Batman: The Killing Joke, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Watchmen) wrote five issues for in an anthology comic book series called “Warrior,” featuring a story called “V For Vendetta.” The Story is about a costumed vigilante who seeks to oppose a corrupt chancellor, by using terrorism […]

The Avengers

During a four year gap of development, Marvel Studios began to plant their first seed starting with Iron Man, as a result of critical and popular success, Marvel immediately planted more of their seeds including The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. After extensive research on each movie, it […]

Wishful Drinking

Prior to her untimely death, in 2008, Carrie Fisher released a book called Wishful Drinking, an autobiography about Fisher’s career/personal life as an actress, novelist, daughter, and mother struggling with the ups and downs of fame, addiction based on drugs and alcohol. Instead of an actual autobiography, she takes a bunch of jabs on them […]

The Incredible Hulk

2008 was an important year for Marvel, they first produce a film called Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the lead character. After years of probation, Iron Man was the film that resurrected Downey’s career as he’s now A-List Star yet again, and the film kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (MCU for short) A […]

Thor

When Iron Man was officially declared as the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, (MCU for short) Marvel Studios began their journey to create solo films for each titular character, until they band together in The Avengers. Before I break down the pros and cons for this review, let me give a history lesson […]