Sci-fi masters meet for engrossing ‘Minority Report’ (2002)
PKD flashback (Movie review): Dick and Spielberg meet halfway for an engrossing sci-fi classic.
Sci-fi masters meet for engrossing ‘Minority Report’ (2002)
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘No Good Deed’ (2001) (Book review)
Starting when Max heals Liz in the pilot episode, “Roswell” is a show about actions and consequences. The first tie-in novel,” “Loose Ends,” has fun with the question of “What if Liz ran into the guy who accidentally shot her?” But the second novel, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s “No Good Deed” (September […]
‘Constantine’ (2005) tries to become Reeves’ next franchise
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Constantine” turns to the ultimate superhero text in search of Reeves’ next franchise.
Stars have a blast bringing ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films to big screen
Throwback Thursday (Movie reviews): Diaz, Barrymore and Liu have a blast … or several … bringing the saga to the big screen.
PKD digs into religious questions in ‘VALIS’ (1981)
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick digs into his big spiritual questions toward the end of his career.
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘Loose Ends’ (2001) (Book review)
After Melinda Metz’s 10-book YA series “Roswell High” (1998-2000) handed the baton to the TV series “Roswell” in 1999, Jason Katims and his writing team took the teens in a different direction from the books. So when the book line returned in May 2001 with Greg Cox’s “Loose Ends,” it was of course a tie-in […]
‘Blade: Trinity’ (2004) closes trilogy with humor, fun
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This fun trilogy capper launches Ryan Reynolds’ trifecta of superhero roles.
‘Cobra Kai’ shows no mercy to the competition, stays badass in Season 2 (TV review)
With Season 2 (April), which recently wrapped its free-to-all run on YouTube Premium, “Cobra Kai” has secured its spot as the best continuation of a 1980s premise (a surprisingly robust genre lately). The safe, cheesy and sometimes flat-out bad (but yes, we loved it anyway) filmmaking of the “Karate Kid” trilogy has given way to […]
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (1985) is pure Eighties action
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The sequel is an Eighties action classic, but it doesn’t overwhelm Rambo’s tragic story.
All 18 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 3 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: The star-crossed saga’s swan song on UPN is uneven but certainly has its share of highlights. Here are my rankings of the 18 episodes.