The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 2 (1997-98)
TV review: New showrunners Glen Morgan and James Wong fascinatingly run wild as they take over from Chris Carter.
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ And ‘cute’ and ‘smart’ and ‘funny’ (Movie review)
I love a lot of scenes, a lot of moments, a lot of lines from “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” the best movie of 2011 so far. But one line delivery is sticking with me: Robbie (Jonah Bobo), the hopeless romantic 13-year-old, giving a speech at his middle school graduation, starts with “I’ve been in love.” People in the […]
Allston’s ‘Conviction’ gives momentum to ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’s’ final leg (Book review)
In researching for my blog post on the “Luke Skywalker Must Die” controversy awhile back, I was surprised to find out that the “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi” series has gotten a lot of negative reviews. Personally, I think it’s a step up from its predecessor, “Legacy of the Force,” and I’ve been enjoying […]
First episode impressions: ‘Awkward.’ (TV review)
Lots of TV shows have shown the awkwardness of high school, those moments where if the poor kid only had a “How to Navigate High School” handbook, he or she would’ve been fine. “Awkward.” (10 p.m. Central Tuesdays on MTV) is the first show I can think of that actually does provide a guide of sorts.
Fond farewell: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
I’m not married and I know that if I ever lived in Texas I’d die from the heat, yet I always respected “Friday Night Lights,” TV’s best show about marriage and best show about Texas. On Friday on NBC (and before that on DirecTV and on DVD), it bowed out after five seasons with a confident 90-minute […]
Final ‘Harry Potter’ film ‘Deathly Hallows Part 2’ stylishly, bleakly goes through the motions (Movie review)
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was my least favorite of J.K. Rowling’s books because the goal-oriented plot left little room for surprises: Harry and his friends need to destroy a handful of Horcruxes — which contain pieces of Voldemort’s soul — in order to kill the baddie.
SyFy’s ‘Alphas’ is just another superhero show
First episode impressions (TV review): “Alphas” doesn’t do anything new out of the gates.
‘Horrible Bosses’ a humorous escape from behind the desk (Movie review)
The new classics of 2011 aren’t as elaborate as the great comedies of years gone by; rather, the joke tends to be right there in the title: “The Hangover Part II,” “Bad Teacher,” and now “Horrible Bosses.”
One-season wonders: ‘Privileged’ (2008-09) (Review)
Like all TV fans, I’ve been known to complain when a show I like gets canceled. I’ve been doing less complaining in recent years, partly because I realized something that is never mentioned by mourning fans: Every time a show ends, another begins, and sometimes the replacement becomes our new favorite show. If you think […]
The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 1 (1996-97)
TV review: This is not “X-Files”-style fun. Chris Carter’s second show is dark stuff, visually and thematically, as we follow troubled psychic Frank Black.