All Posts

‘The Eternity Brigade’ (1980) critiques the inherent slavery of a military state

Inspired by Joe Haldeman’s “The Forever War” (1974) but not copying it, Stephen Goldin delivers a lesser-known but still great treatise on the dangerous intersection

READ MORE

‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘One Thing or Your Mother’ (2008) (Book review)

Ironically, the “Buffy” book line ends its 1997-2008 run with a couple of firsts: “One Thing or Your Mother” (March 2008) is the debut entry

READ MORE

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot

Two of Peter’s classmates have a whirlwind romance on a school field trip. Nick Fury is grumpy about his calls going to voicemail. And to

READ MORE

‘American Buffalo’ (1996) boosted by sad sacks Franz and Hoffman

“American Buffalo” (1996) is a mid-level example of the work of David Mamet, who writes the screenplay based on his 1975 stage play. I found

READ MORE

Talalay’s ‘Tank Girl’ (1995) is a stylish misfire

It’s hard to take a movie seriously when the movie doesn’t take itself seriously, and that’s why “Tank Girl” (1995) isn’t good. Still, it is

READ MORE

‘The Forever War’ (1974) illustrates the futility of war

Joe Haldeman’s “The Forever War” (1974 original edition, 1997 definitive edition) is one-third of what I consider to be the trifecta of classic anti-war (or

READ MORE

‘Scream: The TV Series’ tries out new path for Season 3

“Scream: The TV Series” Season 3, long delayed because of the Weinstein scandal that put the ownership in limbo, isn’t exactly worth the wait, but

READ MORE

‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Dark Congress’ (2007) (Book review)

In the penultimate “Buffy” book from the original run, Christopher Golden takes a noble stab at linking the books up with Joss Whedon’s comics (which

READ MORE

‘The Old Religion’ (1997) goes into the mind of a wrongfully accused man

David Mamet is known for writing great dialog, but “The Old Religion” — his 1997 novel about the murder trial and conviction of innocent Jewish

READ MORE

Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)

Similar to “Spider-Man 3” (2007), so much is going on in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) that – even if all that stuff is pretty

READ MORE