Whenever any movie comes out that’s trying to achieve this connectable level of wholesomeness in a genuine way, there’s always that chance that its going to come off as too forceful and even slightly manipulative. While things have definitely gotten… Continue reading "The Mitchells vs the Machines"
It’s safe to say that samurai films aren’t as popular as they were years prior. Being roughly the equivalent of westerns or swashbuckling films for Japan, samurai films (more commonly referred to in Japan as Chanbara) were all the rage… Continue reading "47 Ronin"
Pirates of the Caribbean was a massive risk for Disney when it was initially pitched. During a time when Disney was slowly losing its footing with its 2D animation company and wasn’t producing anything that striking anymore, releasing a movie… Continue reading "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
The Ring actually did more for popularizing Japanese horror than many people would actually believe. Starting off its lifespan back in 1991 when it was a novel series created by Koji Suzuki. It was successful enough to start getting film… Continue reading "The Ring"
A Few Good Men was originally a play written by Aaron Sorkin, an American playwright who is known for his work on biopic movies like Moneyball, Steve Jobs, and The Social Network, but made name for himself with Broadway plays… Continue reading "A Few Good Men"
Biopic films often need to find that correct balance of historically accurate and cinematic pandering material to produce something that can act as a faithful retelling of a certain event or person’s life while also containing aspects that either fluff… Continue reading "The Greatest Showman"
The Mask of Zorro came out around a time when a movie like this was desperately needed. During a period of summer movie flops (mainly 1995 – 2001), the chances of a good summer movie coming out was next to… Continue reading "The Mask of Zorro"
The Devil Wears Prada was based on a novel written by Lauren Weisberger in 2003, and both stories made a name for themselves within the ‘’chick flick’’ genre, but also in the fashion scene as well. The story about a… Continue reading "The Devil Wears Prada"
