Angel Heart

In 1978, William Hjortsberg published a book titled, “Fallen Angel.” Set in the 1950s, a private detective named, Harry Angel is sent to investigate the disappearance of a singer named, Johnny Favorite. Angel travels to New Orleans. During the case, he gets into a sticky situation that changes the trajectory of his predicament. Nine Years […]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

In 1979, a Broadway musical titled, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” opened to the public. Loosely based on a Penny Dreadful (cheap book costing a penny) called, “The String of Pearls,” it’s a about a British man named, Benjamin Barker. A barber falsely guilty by a corrupt judge named, Turpin. He sentences […]

Fight Club

In 1996, novelist, Chuck Palahniuk published a book titled, “Fight Club.” Story is about an unnamed man (credited as Narrator) from chronic insomnia and hates his job working on product recall. He spends his spare time going to various group therapy sessions. Ironically, addicted to support groups. Suddenly, he meets a mysterious man named, Tyler […]

The Watchers

Prior to a film adaptation, author, A.M. Shine published a book titled, “The Watchers.” It’s about an American immigrant living in Ireland named, Mina. She’s sent by her manager to deliver a parrot to a zoo. As she travels to her destination, her car breaks down. Trapped in the middle of a forest, something sinister […]

Flashback Review: Daredevil: Director’s Cut

In the mid ’90s, superhero movies started to fade in terms of quality. DC Comics based movies such as “Steel” & “Batman and Robin” almost made movie goers walk away from the genre. Thanks to Wesley Snipes’ “Blade,” encourging movie goers to see superhero movies again, movie studios like 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) bought […]

Madame Web

It’s webbin’ time! Scratch that. It’s money grubbin’ time! What do you get when a movie studio like Sony owns the film rights to Spider-Man? Capitalize a cinematic universe in an attempt to replicate the financial success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU for short) but with Spidey’s rouges gallery and allies? Results? Mixed to […]