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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Jonathan’ (2001) and ‘Reunion’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)

For the Season 4 episode “Superstar,” Dark Horse created a “Jonathan” comic book as a prop, and inevitably, it later became a real comic –

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‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 2: April 2018 Movie Preview (Video)

In the April 2018 Movie Preview episode, Michael previews: “Blockers” “A Quiet Place” “Rampage” “Super Troopers 2” “Avengers: Infinity War” Click here for all episodes

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First episode impressions: ‘The Crossing’ (TV review)

At the end of the pilot episode of “Lost” in 2004, Charlie asks “Where are we?” Over six seasons, we’d get those answers. At the

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‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 1: March 2018 Movies in Review (Video)

In the March 2018 Movies in Review episode, Michael reviews: “A Wrinkle in Time” “Love, Simon” “Tomb Raider” “Pacific Rim: Uprising” “Ready Player One” Click

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‘The Disaster Artist’ tells the bizarre success story of a strange man, but it lets many questions linger (Movie review)

“The Disaster Artist” (2017), now available for home viewing, starts with various actors marveling over the horrible 2003 movie “The Room” and the fact that

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘How I Survived My Summer Vacation’ (2000) (Book review)

“How I Survived My Summer Vacation” (August 2000) is the only “Buffy” young-adult book that’s an essential read for all “Buffy” book fans, and it’s

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‘I, Tonya’ turns Harding’s life story into a delicious tragic comedy (Movie review)

Historical sports dramas – say, “42” or “Battle of the Sexes” — tend to be played straight; the true story alone is dramatic enough, and

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‘The Terror’ delivers frigid atmospheric horror

In a case of perfect timing, the same night “The Alienist’s” 1890s serial-killer mystery wrapped, another atmospheric historical horror-thriller debuted. “The Terror” (9 p.m. Eastern

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Haunted’ (2001-02) (Comic book review)

Did you know that Buffy worked through her problems in a dream state at the end of Season 3, just like she did in the

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‘Krypton’ luxuriates on Superman’s icy homeworld

If you watched the opening segment of “Superman: The Movie” (or “Man of Steel”) on Krypton (or Krypt’n, as Marlon Brando would say) and weren’t

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