Raging Bull

In 1978, a year after “New York, New York” bombed at the box office, falling into deep depression, Martin “Marty” Scorsese nearly died from a fatal drug overdose. His pal, Robert “Bobby” De Niro convinced him to get himself into rehab so they can team-up to adapt Jake La Motta’s autobiographical book titled, “Raging Bull: […]

Goodfellas

In 1985, crime reporter turned writer Nicolas Pileggi published a non-fiction crime book called, “Wiseguy.” It follows the life and career of Henry Hill juggling his double life as a family man and gangster. Meanwhile, on the set of Tom Cruise & Paul Newman’s film “The Color Of Money,” Martin “Marty” Scorsese read the book […]

Is Joker A Remake Of Matilda?

Salutations fellow movie goers from around the globe. Today’s editorial is pretty different. I’ll be breaking down two movies that share similarities to each other. The timeless family classic “Matilda” & an Oscar nominated film about the origin story of Batman’s archenemy “Joker.” If you wanna check out my reviews of both movies, feel free. […]

New Year’s Eve

After the late Gary Marshall’s “Valentine’s Day” came out in 2010 earning negative reception and made money at the box office, two similar films involving an ensemble cast set in a titular holiday titled, “New Year’s Eve” & “Mother’s Day” completed a trilogy or as I call it “The Holiday Trilogy.” Has nothing to do […]

The Irishman

In 2004, a non-fiction book titled, “I Heard You Paint Houses” published nationwide. The book is about the life of a man named, Frank Sheeran. A gangster who has connections to the late Jimmy Hoffa. A labor union leader of “The Teamsters” who mysteriously disappeared. Both men are linked to “The Bufalino Crime Family.” I […]

Joker

In 2017, the year “Wonder Woman” earned positive reception from critics and fans of DC Comics, Warner Bros (WB for short) announced that they’re working on a movie about Batman’s archenemy Joker. Jared Leto was rumored to reprise his role as the character, but it was decided that WB is looking for a different actor […]