Who Framed Roger Rabbit

In 1981, a mystery novel called, “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” opened in bookstores. The novel is set in a world when humans & cartoon characters co-exist in our reality. The story is about a private detective named, Eddie Valiant who gets dragged into a case involving cartoon character, Roger Rabbit who’s framed for a murder […]

Truth Or Dare

In 2017, Universal Pictures & Blumhouse Productions announced that they’re working on a movie titled, “Truth Or Dare” directed by Katie Couric’s nephew, Jeff Wadlow. (Never Back Down, Kick-Ass 2) For no apparent reason, Universal green-lit the script along with another dud known as “Skyscraper.” Truth Or Dare was released on April 13th, (on a […]

Flashback Review: Hercules (1997)

In 1992, the year Aladdin came out during “The Disney Renaissance,” Disney pitched an idea based on “The Odyssey,” a Greek epic poem. The company discarded an adaptation of the poem due to running time constraints & lack of compelling characters that would confuse kids. An animator named, Jon Haidar suggested about making a film […]

Gamer’s Review: Kingdom Hearts (Final Mix Edition)

In early 2000, Japanese video game company, “Square Enix” (formerly known as “SquareSoft) announced that they were working on a project with the help of “Disney Interactive,” involving a video game where the main character travels to worlds based on Disney properties as well as encountering characters from Disney animated movies & “Final Fantasy.” Current […]

Sherlock Gnomes (Paramount’s Flops Vol. 1 #4)

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 […]

Glass

After making several stinkers like “The Happening,” “The Last Airbender” & “After Earth,” director, M. Night Shyamalan released a film titled “Split.” It became a sleeper hit among critics, movie goers & made money at the box office. Split defibrillated M. Night’s career for the first time since my personal favorite Shyamalan film, “Unbreakable.” Sorry […]