The House Bunny

After completing unfunny comedies “Scary Movie 4” & “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” Anna Faris pitched an idea about a Playboy bunny evicted from the mansion who becomes depressed and takes a path to drug addiction. Sceenwriters, Karen McCullah & Kristen Smith suggest a lighter and feel-good tone like their big hit, “Legally Blonde.” This time, have […]

Comics Review: The Punisher: Year One

Set immediately in the aftermath of a shootout, Frank Castle miraculously survives. However, his wife and kids perished by gangsters. A full detail of Frank’s origin story shows his path into becoming The Punisher. He seeks to avenge his family by hunting down the mob while he encounters the law and an intrepid reporter along […]

Sinners

After completing “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” without the late Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) commenced development on an original idea with Michael B. Jordan. Set in the early 1930s during The Great Depression, gangster twin brothers open a juke joint (Blues themed nightclub) in a small town in Mississippi. They hire a few […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

After “The Dark Phoenix Saga” ended on a bittersweet note, Marvel published another X-Men storyline in 1981 (same year Elektra made her comic book debut) known as “Days of Future Past.” Set in a bad future, mutants are imprisoned and annihilated by mutant hunting Sentinels. Kitty Pryde goes back in time via mind into her […]

Comics Review: Star Wars: Skywalker Strikes

Following the purchase of buying George Lucas’ Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and production company Lucasfilms, Disney commenced full development of a Sequel Trilogy, a computer animated TV show, “Star Wars Rebels” and a comic book series published by Marvel. The first six issues consist of a storyline set immediately after “A New Hope.” […]

Judge Dredd

Movies and TV shows based on comic books were hit and miss in 1994-1996 or in the case, the mid ’90s. “The Crow” starring the late Brandon Lee was a huge success gaining a cult following. Jim Carrey starred in “The Mask” which was a critical and box office success. Fox Kids introduced Spider-Man for […]