In 2011, a Puss in Boots film was made within the same universe as the Shrek franchise. Considering how popular he was in those films, a movie about his swashbuckling adventures sounded like a good idea, but with the passage… Continue reading "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish"
It’s weird to think that one of the most prevalent movies to last over almost a full century and beyond has been A Star is Born. Originally starting off as a 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, the… Continue reading "A Star is Born (1954)"
The 2014 Godzilla film directed by Gareth Edwards was certainly a divisive film. Being a separate universe to the films created by Toho and acting as a redemption for the universally hated 1998 American film, it seemed to win people… Continue reading "Godzilla: King of the Monsters"
James Cameron’s 2009 film, Avatar, still remains as a gigantic piece of cinematic history after becoming one of the highest grossing films of all time. Regardless of how people would view it from a narrative or character standpoint (as those… Continue reading "Avatar: The Way of Water"
While Disney will always be seen as a juggernaut due to their prolific portfolio of IP and multimedia grasp over pop culture, it’s important to remember that they have suffered several severe failures, with entire years made up of commercial… Continue reading "Strange World"
Music biopics are becoming a dime a dozen in today’s society. While films about exploring the personal and professional lives of celebrities within the music industry have always been popular, the 2018 film, Bohemian Rhapsody (which told the story of… Continue reading "Elvis"
Home Alone is a juggernaut of a film that took over the world and made an influence on several different aspects for films of that era and going forward. What looked like just a standard family Christmas film became the… Continue reading "Home Alone"
The 1944 American Christmas Musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, has often been considered one of the earlier Christmas-based movies that adopted a more mean-spirited and more unpleasant atmosphere for something associated with the holidays. While the concept of holiday-based… Continue reading "Meet Me in St. Louis"
The Nutcracker is often considered a staple of the festive season, yet its also a story that many aren’t very favorable with nowadays. Originally starting out as a short story written by E. T. A Hoffman in 1816 (titled “The… Continue reading "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"
Guillermo del Toro has always been an interesting director and has continued to this day to be one that is hard to pin down yet is always praised without a second step. He has shifted between making films that can… Continue reading "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio"
