Halloween has always been home to ideas that spark inventive and outlandish scenarios that become staple scary tales, and one of the most popular is the haunted house. While simple in theory, the ways that someone can explore a domicile… Continue reading "Monster House"
The 1996 disaster thriller, Twister, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, may have been a glorified B-movie with multiple flaws laced within its scripting, character choices and acting decisions, but this didn’t stop the film from becoming a big hit.… Continue reading "Twisters"
The 2011 J. J. Abrams sci-fi thriller, Super 8, felt like it was gunning for a traditional return to classic 80s cinema, but managed to do much better than what many would’ve assumed. With solid reviews and a decent box… Continue reading "Super 8"
Transformers was able to build such a prominent cinematic footprint in the mid to late 2000s that arguably became just as popular as their toy line, but that popularity came with a noticeable backlash, as many took issue with the… Continue reading "Bumblebee"
The 2023 Netflix biopic, Maestro, is a quintessential example of the follies surrounding the Academy Awards and how movies try to appease them. Throughout its almost century long lifespan, the Oscars have created a stereotype of movie that many can… Continue reading "Maestro"
Jurassic Park took the world by storm when the film was released in 1993. Starting off as a 1990 science-fiction novel written by Michael Crichton, the concept of a theme park featuring revived dinosaurs is an easily enriching premise and… Continue reading "Jurassic Park"
The Color Purple is a 1982 novel written by American author Alice Walker, which highlighted several problems African-America women suffered during the early 20th century, involving domestic violence, incest, pedophilia, poverty, racism, and sexism. Although a story that was frequently… Continue reading "The Color Purple"
Whenever a movie or show is remade, it always runs the risk of upsetting previous fans who dedicated themselves so heavily to the original. It becomes a balancing act of what to change in fear of upsetting old watchers who… Continue reading "West Side Story (2021 film)"
Returning to a franchise that has been left alone for a while can come with its fair share of problems. While there have been TV shows, video games and even certain movie franchises that have continued their adventures in interesting… Continue reading "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
