Love Actually

After “Bridget Jones’s Diary” earned praise and became a commercial hit, Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mr. Bean, About Time) worked on his next project. An ensemble romantic Christmas comedy influenced by Robert Altman’s work on ensemble casts as the main focus of story. Nearly every single character interconnected. This time, it’s a […]

Flashback Review: The Lion King (1994)

After “Aladdin” came out in 1992 alongside Quentin Tarantino’s film debut “Reservoir Dogs,” Disney worked on their next big project. That’s right, the big one that arguably defines “The Disney Renaissance” is none other than “The Lion King.” Dating back to 1988, The Lion King was actually in development. At the time, Disney made a […]

Flashback Review: Scooby-Doo (2002)

In 1969, an animated television series developed by Hanna-Barbera called, “Scooby-Doo” aired on CBS. The show centers around a group of teenagers and a dog forming their own investigations tracking down a masked man posing as a ghost, ghoul, monster, alien, zombie or robot as they search for clues to uncover the culprit. Once they […]

Flashback Review: Rat Race

In the early 1960’s, two films called “The Great Race” and “It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World,” both came out in separate years in 1965 and 1963. What do they both have in common? They have an all-star cast of characters, large scale locations, over the top stunts, and a total running time […]