Cinema Spotlight VI - Jon Favreau (Part 7): "Cowboys & Aliens"

I am Iron Man-I mean James Bond-I mean Zeke Jackson, no wait.....

Indiana Jones, James Bond, Quorra, Justin Hammer, the Last Airbender, and Mr. Krabs, fighting aliens in the wild, wild, west? With Jon Favreau directing and Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Steven Spielberg producing? Sign me in!

Cinema Spotlight VI - Jon Favreau (Part 10): "The Lion King"

I re-watched the original Lion King the night before watching the live-action remake. (I know that technically it's not live-action since everything from the settings and characters are created with computer generated effects but for the sake of this review, I'm calling live-action). The Lion King was another childhood movie I grew up watching in Spanish. I'd seen the sequels, spin-offs, sing-alongs, and television shows in English but never the original until that night. The animation is gorgeous, the songs are unforgettable, and the characters are memorable. Is it any wonder why it rank's high as one of Disney's best?

Cinema Spotlight VI - Jon Favreau (Part 6): "Iron Man 2"

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

As the first hero to reveal his secret identity, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has no regrets of his new superheros status. But behind the parties, drinking, self-promoting and self-confidence, the arc reactor that keep's him alive and powers his Iron Man suit, is slowly poisoning him. With no luck on procuring a cure, his days seem to be numbered among other problems. 

Cinema Spotlight VI - Jon Favreau (Part 5): "Iron Man"

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

By the mid-2000's, Marvel was in a bit of a rut. Their movies weren't doing well as they used to from Fantastic 4, Elektra, The Punisher and Ghost Rider. Even the greats like Spider-Man, X-Men and Blade didn't fare well with many on their third entries. When Kevin Feige, a producer who had been present since the first X-Men movie, became the new President of Marvel, he had a risky plan that could help the struggling studio 

Yesterday's Troubles Aren't So Faraway

Hamish Patel as Jack Malick in his movie debut. 

Aspiring musician Jack Malick (Hamish Patel) has the right idea to panic when the whole world suddenly forgets The Beatles. Imagine if your favorite artist or band were erased form history and you're the only person on the planet who remembers them at all. I tremble to think of a world without Weird Al Yankovic. I would do the same as Jack and write down the lyrics to their greatest hits. No help from the internet or albums since they never existed in the first place! Goes to show how well one knows a song.

Spider-Man Far From Home is Amazing if a Little Too Amazing

Tom Holland as Peter Parker

Watching Spider-Man: Far From Home, reminded me of Dark Phoenix. In my review I said cartoons do a better job on capturing the spirit and feel of comic-book characters than in the movies. There are exceptions like last year's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. While Far From Home doesn't come close to that movie, it's like Phoenix where the excitement of watching those cartoons is translated onscreen.