Classics Review: Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success was officially released in 1957. (Sam year Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood came out) At the time of its release, the film was poorly received and failed to make a profit at the box office. Overtime, it reached praise. In 1993, (the year I was born) Sweet Smell of Success was […]

Arrow: Season 1

Arrow’s first season officially aired in 2012. (same year The Dark Knight Rises came out) It received positive reviews from critics, fans and viewers alike. Arrow spawned seven seasons, a shared universe under “Arrowverse” featuring additional shows such as “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Black Lightning” & “Batwoman.” James Gunn’s rebooting the entire DC […]

Fast and Furious 6

After “Fast Five” became a critical and box office hit, Universal Pictures green-lit a sixth installment of “The Fast and The Furious” series known as “Fast and Furious 6.” Released in 2013, (same year Charli XCX’s debut album True Romance came out) Fast and Furious 6 earned positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. […]

Oppenheimer

After “Tenet” earned positive reception and flopped at the box office, Christopher “Chris” Nolan (my idol) left Warner Bros. over their business practice to release films in theaters and at home simultaneously. In 2021, Chris finished writing a script titled, “Oppenheimer.” Based on the biographical book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert […]

Alien: Director’s Cut

In 1974, John Carpenter’s sci-fi comedy “Dark Star” opened in theaters. John’s pal Dan O’Bannon penned a 29-page script called, “Memory.” About a crew of astronauts wake up in their ship, receive a distress signal coming from a mysterious planet. As he brainstorms some ideas, Alejandro Jodorowksy offers Dan a job to adapt “Dune.” However, […]

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One

Your mission, should you choose to accept the latest installment of the “Mission Impossible” series? Heck yes! After the sixth installment “Fallout” came out in 2018, Paramount Pictures & Tom “TC” Cruise green-lit a two-part follow up titled, “Dead Reckoning.” Originally released on my 28th birthday July 23rd 2021, Paramount was forced to delay the […]