Flashback Review: Meet the Parents

“Meet the Parents” was officially released in 2000 (same year Snatch came out) earning positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. In addition to praise, it was also a box office success. Randy Newman was nominated for an Oscar for “Best Original Song.” Ben Stiller won an MTV Award for “Best Comedic Performance.” Meet […]

Love Actually

After “Bridget Jones’s Diary” earned praise and became a commercial hit, Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mr. Bean, About Time) worked on his next project. An ensemble romantic Christmas comedy influenced by Robert Altman’s work on ensemble casts as the main focus of story. Nearly every single character interconnected. This time, it’s a […]

Edward Scissorhands

Fresh from the critical and commercial success of Michael Keaton’s “Batman,” Tim Burton worked on his next film. An original idea based on one of his drawings titled, “Edward Scissorhands.” The drawing is a lonely pale man with scissors for hands. He represents Tim’s loneliness lacking friends growing up. Tim hired novelist, Caroline Thompson to […]

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 […]

Natural Born Killers

In 1992, Quentin Tarantino released his film debut, “Reservoir Dogs” earing praise from critics. Thanks to film, he wrote a script titled, “True Romance.” A romantic crime-comedy about two people who fall in love steals a briefcase full of drugs. Their scheme is to sell the stash in Hollywood. Quentin sold the script to Warner […]

Gamer’s Review: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

After Eletronic Arts (EA for short) published “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order becoming a critical and commercial success, EA worked on a sequel titled, “Star Wars Jedi Survivor.” Set five years after the first game, Cal Kestis fully retraces his steps becoming a Jedi Knight under the tutelage of his master, Cere Junda. He continues […]