Oliver and Company

After “The Great Mouse Detective” came out in 1986, former Disney CEO, Michael Eisner and future DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg recruited producers to work on the company’s next project. An animated musical “Oliver and Company” inspired by “Oliver Twist,” but with animals. Mr. Katzenberg approved the idea along with “The Little Mermaid.” The latter sucks […]

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

One day before Christmas, now defunct Japanese animation studio, Gainax was founded in 1984. One of the co-founders, Hidekai Anno created “Neon Genesis Evangelian.” They collaborated with Bandai on their first project, “Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise” pushed the boundaries in anime by telling a realistic drama set in an alternate world where […]

Flashback Review: The Shaggy Dog (2006)

In 1959, Disney released a fantasy comedy movie, “The Shaggy Dog.” It centers on a boy who turns into a dog via mystical ring. The movie was a commercial success. Followed by a sequel released in 1976 known as, “The Shaggy D.A.” Three Decades Later, Tim Allen starred in a very loose remake. Released in […]

28 Years Later

After “28 Weeks Later” came out in 2007 becoming a modest financial hit, Danny Boyle intended to make a third installment of the “28 Days Later” series. Unfortunately, legal issues over film rights put the threequel on halt as well as Alex Garland’s scheduling conflicts with other projects. After a 12 year hiatus, Danny & […]

My Hero Academia: You’re Next

Set between Season 6’s finale and Season 7’s premiere, Deku, Kacchan, Todoroki, Class 1-A and the pro heroes band together to combat a crime boss who bears a strong resemblance to All Might. He goes by the name, Dark Might. His goal is to replace the greatest hero of all time as the next symbol […]

F1

Fresh from the critical and commercial success of “Top: Gun Maverick,” Joseph Kosinski commenced development of his next project. This time, a sports drama about a former Formula One racer named, Sonny Hayes who comes out of retirement to save his a former teammate’s team from dissolving. Sonny also deals with a young reckless racer. […]