It’s sad to see a franchise that’s held in high regard eventually lose its footing and fall flat on its face. This isn’t going to damage how people view what was released prior, but when a franchise in any industry… Continue reading "Kung Fu Panda 4"
The 2014 stop-motion animated film, The Boxtrolls, may be the least talked-about film by popular animation studio, Laika. While they’ve never been a studio that brought in large numbers or turned a giant profit, they certainly impacted people through their… Continue reading "The Boxtrolls"
Even though Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror film, The Birds, is nowadays seen as one of his greatest movies, it (like a lot of his work) didn’t do well when it originally released. The funny thing is that in any other… Continue reading "The Birds"
When you earned a reputation as being a creative that can take material that should be old and cliched and make it feel fresh and new, you’re going to be a talent worth keeping an eye on, and Chris Sanders… Continue reading "The Wild Robot"
The 2023 superhero film, The Flash, will go down in comic book history as one of the most monumental misses for a studio when it comes to adapting a popular superhero. There have certainly been worse films released under the… Continue reading "The Flash"
The 1989 American sports drama, Field of Dreams, on the surface just looks like any typical 80s baseball film, yet the admiration for this film is surprisingly potent. Based on the 1982 novel, Shoeless Joe, written by W. P. Kinsella,… Continue reading "Field of Dreams"
Japanese horror (or J-Horror) was able to carve out its own identity within the genre thanks to its striking look, the apparent ties to its own culture through distinct spiritual designs and expansive mythology, and an atmosphere that was more… Continue reading "Ring"
The 1956 sci-fi horror film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, is one of the classic staples of Hollywood horror, sitting within the ranks of other timeless stories like Frankenstein, Dracula and the other Universal movie monsters. But while those stories… Continue reading "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
The original 1988 supernatural comedy, Beetlejuice, was a great introduction into the bizarre mind of visionary Tim Burton and gave the world a movie that, while not high on depth or maturity, was rich with memorable characters, darkly humorous situations,… Continue reading "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice"
