‘X2: X-Men United’ (2003) is a big commercial for itself
‘X-Men’ flashback (Movie review): Bryan Singer’s sequel is like a big commercial for itself.
‘X-Men’ (2000) makes superhero flicks fun again
‘X-Men’ flashback (Movie review): Singer’s “X-Men” ushers in a fun new era of superhero flicks.
‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009) isn’t as great as I thought it was
‘X-Men’ flashback (Movie review): The first “X-Men” solo spinoff film isn’t as great as I thought on first viewing.
‘X-Men: First Class’ (2011) rejuvenates the saga
‘X-Men’ flashback (Movie review): The first entry — in terms of the timeline — rejuvenates the saga.
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 2 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: Rory enters her Bad Boy phase as Jess joins “Gilmore Girls” in the second season.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Corellian Trilogy Book 2: Assault at Selonia’ (1995) (Book review)
“Assault at Selonia” (1995) has the same attributes as the first book in Roger MacBride Allen’s “Corellian Trilogy.” While it’s a brisk and easy read, not a lot happens here aside from a final-act space battle between the Bakuran Navy (representing the Republic) and an unclear enemy in the Corellian System.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Corellian Trilogy Book 1: Ambush at Corellia’ (1995) (Book review)
Drawing from my memory of reading Roger MacBride Allen’s “The Corellian Trilogy” 19 years ago, I recalled Han’s nasty cousin Thrackan Sal-Solo (leader of the Human League, not to be confused with “Seinfeld’s” Human Fund), Anakin Solo exploring caves, the mysterious Centerpoint Station, and … that’s about it. On this re-read of the trilogy’s first […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Rebellion’ (1996) (Book review)
As Bantam navigated its way through the post-“Return of the Jedi” timeline in the 1990s, not every writer they hired turned out to be a Zahn or a Stackpole. Some of them were one-and-done. The problem for readers is that we had to experience the one awful book before the writer was dropped. Kristine Kathryn […]
30 years later, ranking the 12 tracks of ‘Born in the U.S.A.’
Music commentary: Here are my rankings of the songs, as seen 30 years down the road.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Black Fleet Crisis Book 3: Tyrant’s Test’ (1997) (Book review)
The final installment in Michael P. Kube-McDowell’s “Black Fleet Crisis” trilogy, “Tyrant’s Test” (1997), achieves a curious combination. Like the first two books, it’s quite readable, and I’d venture to say it’s unfairly lumped in with the bad Bantam novels of the 1990s. On the other hand, not much of significance – or of relevance to […]