Aladdin (1992)

In 1989, The Walt Disney Company released “The Little Mermaid.” The film helped Disney relaunched its quality in terms of animation after suffering poor reception & box office fatigue. Disney’s resurgence spanning from 1989-1999 was known as “Disney Renaissance.” During that period, the company released notable gigantic animated hit movies in release date order including […]

Sherlock Gnomes

In 2011, “Gnomeo & Juliet,” loosely based on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet,” opened in theaters worldwide. It earned mixed reviews from critics and made money at the box office. Seven Years Later, a follow up based on Sherlock Holmes focuses on a mystery element set in the same universe as Gnomeo & Juliet. For […]

A Star Is Born (2018)

In 2011, movie studio Warner Bros. (WB) announced that a remake of Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand’s “A Star Is Born” with Clint Eastwood onboard to direct with Beyoncé as the female lead. A year later, Beyoncé dropped out because she was pregnant at the time and she was busy with her music career. Clint […]

The Fly (1986)

In 1958, a sci-fi horror film titled “The Fly” starring Vincent Price (not as the title character) & David Hedison (the actual title character) earned mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and managed to make a profit at the box office. The premise is about a scientist who invents a teleportation device, he tests it on himself […]

Flashback Review: The Wedding Planner

Prior to Matthew McConaughey’s pre-Oscar winning career in acclaimed works such as Dallas Buyers Club, Mud, True Detective: Season 1 & Interstellar. (one of my favorite films) He starred in a string of critical flops linked to the romantic comedy (rom com for short) genre like How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, Failure […]

Classics Review: A Star Is Born (1954)

Salutations fellow movie goers from across the globe. Today, we’re going back in time to remember a movie starring Judy Garland (The Wizard Of Oz, Meet Me In St. Louis. her collaboration with Mickey Rooney) in a romantic musical drama about a washed up alcoholic actor who begins a relationship with a rising star while […]

Boys Don’t Cry

In late 1993, Brendan Teena/Teena Brandon, a transman/lesbian was a victim of a crime that eventually became a tragedy. Two Years Later, first time filmmaker Kimberly Peirce (Stop-Loss, 2013 remake of Carrie) made a short film called, “Boys Don’t Cry” about the life of Brandon before Kim expanded it as a full length motion picture […]