The Talented Mr. Ripley

In 1955, novelist, Patricia Highsmith published a psychological thriller book titled, “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” It follows a con man named, Tom Ripley. He’s tasked by a businessman to travel to Italy and bring his son, Dickie home. Ripley accepts the job. After befriending Dickie and his girlfriend, Marge, the plan to bring the rich […]

Kingsman: The Secret Service

In 2012, Mark Millar & Dave Gibbons published a comic book series titled, “Kingsman.” Story follows a guy named, Eggsy. He’s recruited by a spy veteran working for the British agency. Eggsy joins the titular organization. He embarks on dangerous missions to protect the world from bad guys attempting to fulfil a grandmaster plan blah […]

Lethal Weapon (1987)

After graduating at the University of California, Los Angeles or UCLA for short, Shane Black wrote a script titled, “Lethal Weapon.” Inspired by “Dirty Harry,” the story focuses on two cops named, Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh. They must put aside their differences and work together if they want to apprehend perps smuggling drugs. Shane’s […]

Cowboy Bebop (Anime)

Greetings anime fans from around the globe. Today’s review is my 1000th post about my favorite anime and also my all-time favorite show. A groundbreaking sci-fi western that pushed anime to another level. It follows the adventures of a bounty hunter named, Spike Spiegel. A former member of a crime syndicate leaves the criminal underworld […]

Akira

In 1982, manga artist/writer, Katsuhiro Otomo published a manga series called, “Akira.” Has zero connection to legendary director, Akira Kurosawa. Set in post-apocalyptic 2019 in Neo-Tokyo 31 Years after a nuclear explosion destroys the original Tokyo. A young biker thug named, Tetsuo and his best friend, Kaneda are chased by a rival biker gang. During […]

Perfect Blue

Happy Halloween fellow movie goers. Today’s review is a psychological Horror anime directed by the late Satoshi Kon (Paprika) known as, “Perfect Blue.” Based on the novel “Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis,” the story’s about a pop singer named, Mima. She ends her singing career to become an actress. As Mina tries to make it big […]