Hello everyone! Pardon the delay, I know I'm five days late in posting my monthly recap… not that any of you would notice anyway, ha! Well, May has been quite a hectic month for various reasons, which is why I haven't had much time to blog. I was traveling to Chicago/Michigan in early May and …
Continue reading Belated May 2022 Recap + Movie of the Month
After more than three decades, Maverick's got to fly once again. You'd think that when a movie grosses more than $350 Mil at the box office (on a mere $15 Mil budget no less), we'd have a franchise by now. There are far less profitable movies that have spun numerous sequels by Hollywood's franchise machine. …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – TOP GUN: Maverick (2022)
I feel the need...the need for speed! Woo wee!! I needed something to get my mind off the fiasco that was Oscars 2022! This proved to be the kind of distraction I needed! Boy, can you believe it's been 36 years since the first Top Gun came out? I was still a pre-teen at the …
Boy, don't I feel old!! Can't believe the Mission Impossible FILM franchise is now 25 years old. The first film opened on May 22, 1996. I remember watching the TV series, created by Bruce Geller, quite regularly and they were a lot of fun. The TV series is more on an ensemble cast, with Jim …
Continue reading Ranking Mission Impossible films on its 25th Anniversary
The Mission: Impossible film franchise is one of the few that somehow got better and better after its third sequel struggle to make a dent at the box office. Not only did the later sequels were financially successful, they’re also critically darlings. Looking at Rottentomatoes.com, Mission: Impossible 4-6 received mid to high 90% rating. After …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018)
I couldn’t remember the last time Tom Cruise has starred in a film that isn’t some kind of big budget action/adventure, I don’t know if he’s not getting offers to do more dramatic roles or he just likes doing action pictures. Whatever those reasons maybe, he’s now back in a role that's well-suited for him. …
Hoping to start their shared universe of monster films, Universal decided to reboot one of their earlier successful franchises with The Mummy. With Disney and Warner Bros. ranking in big dollars at the box office with their superhero flicks, Universal is hoping this so called Dark Universe will bring in big money for them as …
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