The last 15 years or so have proven that returning characters mean more to audiences than reusing the title. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” with the original characters,
“Cobra Kai” Season 6, Part 3 (Netflix) features a bizarre mix of the awful and the amazing. Ultimately it leaves us feeling good as it
As a graphic novel, “The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk” (2007) has proven immensely popular, and for good reason. It’s a great yarn. The story has
Uber-producer Irwin Winkler, when in director mode, might not have the career of Alfred Hitchcock, but he knows how to borrow from him. “The Net”
“Den of Thieves” (2018) riffed on “Heat” (1995), and writer-director Christian Gudegast continues to be inspired by classic crime actioners in “Den of Thieves 2:
“RoboCop” (2014) is the definition of a thankless task. Director Jose Padilha and writer Joshua Zetumer do a workmanlike job but aren’t able to make
TV has delivered some hidden gems in major SF franchises, like “Total Recall 2070” (1999) and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (2008-09). In brief flashes,
Sometimes I think the writers’ (Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner) contributions to “RoboCop” (1987) are underrated in relation to the deafening praise lavished on director
For the second-straight sequel, the “RoboCop” franchise shows it’s impossible for others to re-create the specific flavor of satire mastered by Verhoeven, Neumeier and Miner.
Thanks to bad timing with a writers’ strike, “RoboCop’s” Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner didn’t return for the sequel (their work would be sort of