Flashback Review: Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 1

In the 1990s, James Cameron was developing a live-action film adaptation of Spider-Man. I already covered the background regarding the character from my review of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Moving on. Season 1 officially aired in 1994 (same year The Mask came out) on Fox Kids. Like “X-Men: The Animated Series,” Spider-Man became an instant hit. […]

Gamer’s Review: Mafia II

After “Mafia” became a critical and commercial success in 2002, video game developer/publisher, 2K commence development on a sequel. It took game developers eight years to create a new game engine as a significant upgrade to the previous installment as well as brainstorming plot elements. Arriving home from World War II, Vito Scarletta working his […]

Flashback Review: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

In the early ’90s, Scooby-Doo entered obscurity after “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo” ended in 1991. Ted Turner’s now defunct company Turner Broadcasting System bought Hanna-Barbera and created Cartoon Network in 1992. Reruns of Scooby-Doo introduced a whole new audience. Thanks to high ratings, WB’s home video company worked on an animated movie titled, “Scooby-Doo on […]

Flashback Review: An Extremely Goofy Movie

In 1995, “A Goofy Movie” earned mixed reviews and made enough money at the box office, a direct-to-video sequel known as, “An Extremely Goofy Movie” was released in 2000. (same year Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes came out) It received good reviews from critics and movie goers alike. One of the only good direct-to-video Disney sequels. […]

Flashback Review: A Goofy Movie

We all know Goofy’s one of the most famous Disney characters. In 1992-1993, Mickey Mouse’s pal starred in his own TV show titled, “Goof Troop” aired on ABC’s former programming block The Disney Afternoon. The show centers on Goofy, a single father raising his son Max. Pete (my all-time favorite Disney character) lives next door […]

Gamer’s Review: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

Activision and Beenox’s Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions was released in 2010 (same year Red Dead Redemption came out) on PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. The game earned positive reviews from critics, fans and gamers alike. Plus, it sold enough copies worldwide. A follow-up titled, “Edge of Time” was released a year later. Unlike Shattered […]