Shrek the Third

Thanks to the critical and commercial success of the first two “Shrek” movies, DreamWorks worked on a third installment of the series known as, “Shrek the Third.” Following the announcements of big threequels “Spider-Man 3,” “The Bourne Ultimatum” & “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” Jeffrey Katzenberg ordered the Cast and Crew to work […]

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

Before they created “South Park,” college students, Trey Parker & Matt Stone became friends bonding over Monty Python and their sense of dark humor. While studying, they made a very animated short film developed in 1992 titled, “The Spirit of Christmas.” It’s about a group of kids who build a snowman and he’s brought to […]

Flashback Review: Casper

In 1945, “Casper the Friendly Ghost” made his cartoon debut. The titular character isn’t your typical ghost who haunts people, he’s just a nice guy who wants to hang out with humans. His three uncles often pull pranks on him and the people he tries to befriend. He appeared in 55 theatrical cartoons back when […]

Flashback Review: Dudley-Do-Right (Universal’s Flops Vol. 1 #9)

“Dudley-Do-Right” was released in 1999. (same year Joey King was born) It was critically panned and labeled as a box office flop. Brendan Fraser (one of my favorite actors growing up) will co-star with Leonardo DiCaprio & Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Slated to stream in 2023 […]

Flashback Review: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)

In 1949, Johnny Marks wrote a song called, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” based on a story by Robert L. May. Many of us are familiar with the song’s lyrics about a reindeer born with a glowing red nose. He’s a social outcast mocked by his peers not allowing him to interact or socialize with individuals. […]

Transformers (1986)

Toys in the 1980’s were a fad during the decade. A toy company called “Hasbro” created & acquired a couple of franchises from other toy companies such as Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, Furby, Mr. Potato Head. Board Games like Battleship, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Candyland, etc. Due to massive sales from the specific products, […]