By Dominic Messier, Founder,Editor and Film Writer The latest in a string of live-action adaptations of Disney’s own catalogue of animated classics, Dumbo is a frustrating double-edged sword, in that it does pull at the heartstrings while benefiting from director Tim Burton’s flair for the fantastic, though it does so at the expense of any…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer As a means to bring in some much needed reinforcement in the Infinity War saga, the folks at Marvel had decided to give us a throwback to a few decades ago, when none of the superheroes had yet gone public (except perhaps Captain America back in…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Entertainment Writer A most fascinating look at the earlier days off by Ol’ Blue Eyes, SINATRA IN PALM SPRINGS: THE PLACE HE CALLED HOME is an extremely insightful look into Frank Sinatra’s home away from it all, Palm Springs, California, and how he influenced and contributed to a…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer In what can only be optimistically described as a dead-on-arrival, violent last nail in a cinematic coffin, the last installment in Fox’s X-Men prequel franchise disrespectfully ignores its own backstory, to offer us a very poorly conceived chapter which doesn’t even bother drawing its plot elements from…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer Just in time for the early summer period, here comes another hit by the Illumination Studio boys, those gifted computer animation guys responsible for notable titles like Despicable Me, Minions, Hop, Sing and all their related sequels. A direct follow-up to The Secret Life of Pets, this somewhat uneven…