Please Stand By

In October 2017, (same year Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk came out) Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban and his film company “Magnolia Pictures,” distributed a film titled, “Please Stand By” shown in several films festivals such as one located in Austin, Texas. Which is the state I’m actually from. Three Months Later, the film was eventually released […]

Now Is Good

In 2007, British author, Jenny Downham published a book titled, “Before I Die.” The story centers around a girl named, Tessa who’s dying from leukemia. Knowing that her internal clock is ticking, she decides to write a bucket list of things to do such as committing a crime, (not something of off Michael Mann’s Heat) […]

The Alienist

In 1994, (the exact same year Dakota Fanning was born) author Caleb Carr published a novel titled, “The Alienist.” The novel earned good reception among book critics & readers alike. In addition to positive word-of-mouth, the book also sold a bunch of copies, eventually made it as one of the best selling books of 1994. […]

Flashback Review: Dreamer

Greetings fellow movie goers from across the globe. Today’s “Flashback Review” focuses on a story about a horse trainer who bonds with his daughter & healing a horse after breaking its bone. As the story progresses, the father, daughter & horse are connected as one. Premise I’m referring to is none other than “Dreamer.” Released […]

Coraline

British author, Neil Gaiman published a novel in 2002 called, “Coraline.” The novel is about the titular character and her family who move to a new house. Their new neighbors have eccentric personalities. Coraline’s parents begin to renovate the home, becoming too distracted by the house making her feel distant from them. Sometime later, she […]

Flashback Review: War Of The Worlds (2005)

In 1938, during The Great Depression, future filmmaker, Orson Welles, (Citizen Kane) was working for a radio program based on H.G. Wells’ novel “The War Of The Worlds.” Many families tuned in their radios (this was before Television was introduced) to know what was going on in the world or listen to some jazzy tunes. […]