Classics Review: Rosemary’s Baby

In 1967, novelist, Ira Levin (The Stepford Wives) published a book titled, “Rosemary’s Baby.” It’s about a woman named, Rosemary who moves into an old apartment. She becomes pregnant experiencing paranoia over her neighbors. As the story progresses, her unborn baby might be cursed by a demonic force. The book sold a lot of copies […]

Flashback Review: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

In the early ’90s, Scooby-Doo entered obscurity after “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo” ended in 1991. Ted Turner’s now defunct company Turner Broadcasting System bought Hanna-Barbera and created Cartoon Network in 1992. Reruns of Scooby-Doo introduced a whole new audience. Thanks to high ratings, WB’s home video company worked on an animated movie titled, “Scooby-Doo on […]

Classics Review: Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man

In the 1930s-1950s, Universal Monsters became the first cinematic universe before Marvel perfected it. Frankenstein & The Wolf Man were popular characters within the former franchise produced by Universal Pictures. The pair squared off in a crossover film released in 1943. At the time, “Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man” earned mixed reviews from critics and […]

Joker: Folie a Deux (WB’s Flops Vol. 2 #35)

After “Joker” became a critical and commercial success as the first R-rated movie to gross a billion dollars at the box office, Warner Bros. planned on making darker and mature solo movies with zero ties to now defunct DC Extended Universe. Basically, a cinematic equivalent to DC Elseworlds. Putting well known characters in another universe […]

Angel Heart

In 1978, William Hjortsberg published a book titled, “Fallen Angel.” Set in the 1950s, a private detective named, Harry Angel is sent to investigate the disappearance of a singer named, Johnny Favorite. Angel travels to New Orleans. During the case, he gets into a sticky situation that changes the trajectory of his predicament. Nine Years […]

The Faculty

Aliens were a trend back in the 1990s. “The X-Files” was the highest rated TV show on Fox. Roland Emmerich’s best work, “Independence Day” (one of my all-time favorite films) became the highest grossing film of 1996 that made Will Smith an A-List action hero. “Alien 3″ and Alien Resurrection” ruined the Alien franchise leaving […]