Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) was released in 1974 along with Mel Brooks’ other parody, “Blazing Saddles.” It received critical acclaim from critics and movie goers alike. Besides unanimous praise, the film made enough money at the box office. Afterwards, Young Frankenstein was nominated at The Oscars for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” However, it lost to biggest […]

Frankenweenie

In 1984, Tim Burton directed a live-action short film titled, “Frankenweenie.” A lighthearted tribute to “Frankenstein,” it’s about a boy named Victor Frankenstein who brings his dead dog Sparky back to life. Unfortunately, Disney fired Tim for wasting resources and thought Frankenweenie is too dark and scary for kids. Afterwards, Paul Reubens viewed the short […]

Flashback Review: Van Helsing (2004)

Hello fellow movie goers from around the globe. It’s Halloween Month. Meaning, I’ll be looking over horror movies during October. Today’s Flashback Review is a crossover with iconic classic “Universal Monsters” including Dracula, The Wolfman, Frankenstein & Jekyll/Hyde as they cross paths with Dracula’s nemesis “Van Helsing.” Thanks to the success of Stephen Sommer’s remake […]

Gamer’s Review: Lego DC Super-Villains

“Lego DC Super-Villains” was released in 2018 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. (same year Red Dead Redemption 2 came out) It received positive reviews from critics, fans and gamers alike. The game also sold enough copies worldwide. It’s also available on the Nintendo Switch. Rocksteady Games are working on “The Suicide Squad” Kill The […]

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

In 2012, animator Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack) animated and directed Hotel Transylvania starring Adam Sandler as Dracula, who owns and operates a hotel for monsters featuring notable iconic monsters such as Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy & The Invisible Man as his guests who are also his close friends. It came out worldwide […]

Classics Review: Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)

After Frankenstein & Dracula became box office monster hits toward critics and movie goers from across the globe, Universal Pictures continued to produce a string of hit films related to Horror movies including, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and The Raven. (has nothing to do with Raven off of Teen Titans) Universal produced a follow […]