Movies

‘Wish I Was Here’ and 9 other movies John wouldn’t mind seeing this summer (Commentary)

Here are 10 movies I wouldn’t mind seeing this summer (especially if they’re playing in the cheap theater), in order of release date: (more…)

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‘Veronica Mars’ is back, and it’s like she never left

“Veronica Mars” is back in movie form this week on DVD in a wonderful relaunch of the franchise (the first of a new line of novels

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Exploring ‘TMNT’ multiverse: 12 different continuities!

In my previous blog post, I lamented the fact that “Star Wars” is officially switching from one continuity to two (“Legends” and the new Disney-overseen

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For fans whose interest goes beyond the films, Disney continues to sap the fun out of ‘Star Wars’ (Commentary)

Disney has been doing a great job of sucking the fun out of “Star Wars” since it purchased Lucasfilm in October 2012. First, it canceled

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Series recovers with 4th film, animated ‘TMNT’ (2007)

After a 14-year absence from the big screen and probably a half-dozen near misses at a “TMNT IV” being made, the Turtles finally returned in 2007 with

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) is saga’s low point

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993) is so maligned by fans and non-fans alike that it’s possible that snarky blog and YouTube reviews are the only

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’ (1991) hasn’t aged well

I thought “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991) was such a cool movie when it came out, largely because of Vanilla Ice.

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (1990) a great superhero film

When people ask me my favorite superhero movie, I always say “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (which will mark its 24th anniversary on Sunday) and it’s always

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Love of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ lingers

Out of my Mount Rushmore of favorite entertainment franchises – the others being “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” – “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is

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Comics, TV and movies John is looking forward to in 2014 (Commentary)

These are the comics, TV shows and movies I’m most looking forward to in the year ahead: (more…)

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