Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

In 1981, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas released an action-adventure film titled, “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” A critical and commercial success, the film earned an Oscar nomination for “Best Picture”. Unfortunately, it lost to “Chariots of Fire.” After Steven and George finished their separate projects “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Return of the Jedi,” they […]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

In 2018, Sony’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned universal acclaim and made enough money at the box office. It became the first Marvel movie to win an Oscar for “Best Animated Feature.” Thanks to the critical and financial success, Sony developed a follow-up titled, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” with Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy traveling […]

Gamer’s Review: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

Activision and Beenox’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions was released in 2010 (same year Red Dead Redemption came out) on PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. The game earned positive reviews from critics, fans and gamers alike. Plus, it sold enough copies worldwide. A follow-up titled, “Edge of Time” was released a year later. Unlike Shattered […]

X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut)

After “The Wolverine” made an improvement to the horrendous bad “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) worked on the next installment of the “X-Men” series with the old and new cast from previous films reprising their roles in “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” Released in 2014, (same year John Wick came out) the […]

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Paramount’s Flops Vol. 1 #7)

In 1974, a table-top game called, “Dungeons and Dragons.” A fantasy role-playing game that became popular over the years. Even though I never played a table-top game in my life, I’ve seen YouTube videos regarding gameplay elements. Four or more players create their own character, pick a class, roll a dice based on chance, use […]

Flashback Review: The One (Sony’s Flops Vol. 1 #11)

After “The Matrix” became a game changer in cinema history for its groundbreaking effects, several movies in the early 2000s were influenced by The Wachowskis’ style including “Charlie’s Angels,” Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” & Equilibrium.” The Matrix was also referenced or parodied in other movies including “Scary Movie,” “Shrek,” “Osmosis Jones” & “Kung Pow! Enter the […]