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 […]

Fast Five

Released in 2011, (same year Coldplay’s fifth album Mylo Xyloto came out) “Fast Five” earned positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. In addition to praise, the movie made over half a billion at the box office. As a fan of The Fast Saga, I wanna share my thoughts on the fifth entry before […]

Flashback Review: 2 Fast 2 Furious

After “The Furious and the Furious” earned money at the box office, Universal immediately green-lit a sequel titled, “2 Fast 2 Furious” with the late Paul Walker reprising his role as Brian O’Conner. Vin Diesel turned down a $25 million offer to come back as Dominic “Dom” Toretto. He hated the script claiming it was […]

Flashback Review: The Fast and the Furious

In 1998, Rob Cohen (Dragonheart, xXx) read an article on Vibe magazine titled, “Racer X.” A story about illegal street racing in New York City. This inspired him to make an action film. At first, the project’s title under “Redline” upon learning Roger Corman already took the title “The Fast and the Furious.” Which is […]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

After “X-Men: The Last Stand” came out in 2006 marking the end of the original “X-Men Trilogy,” Fox (pre-Disney purchase) green-lit a spin-off focusing on Wolverine’s early years prior to joining the X-Men. Hugh Jackman signed on to reprise his role as the character as the first film in a batch of spin-off prequels starting […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” marks the final entry of James “JG” Gunn’s involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU for short. He’s shepherding the DC Universe rebooting the DC Extended Universe beginning with “Creature Commandos” and will direct “Superman: Legacy” without Henry Cavill coming back. This time a successor will fill in […]