‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ (1998) a guilty pleasure
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy shine as scream queens as a vacation goes horribly wrong.
‘Judge Dredd’ (1995) an entertaining critique of police states
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Stallone’s SF-actioner is a blunt but entertaining critique of police states .
‘Pennyworth’ tackles Batman’s butler’s backstory
First episode impressions (TV review): Epix tackles the “Batman” butler’s backstory in “Pennyworth.”
‘Gotham’ Season 5 aims to go out in a crazy, big way
First episode impressions (TV review): “Gotham” is still nuts as it enters its final season.
‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ reviews
John’s “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” flashback review, July 3, 2020 John’s “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” review, NDSU Spectrum, November 1998
‘Gotham’ Season 2 starts to show some respect for ‘Batman’ lore
First episode impressions (TV review): The Fox “Batman” prequel is starting to show more respect for the established lore.
‘Gotham’ thrillingly brings Bat-verse back to live-action TV
First episode impressions (TV review): The “Batman” prequel gets off to a great start under the direction of Danny Cannon.
First episode impressions: ‘Alcatraz’ (TV review)
“Alcatraz” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) demonstrates that a show can be too high-concept, and also that how you present a show in your previews can influence how people view it.
First episode impressions: ‘Nikita’ (TV review)
Here are my first impressions of “Nikita,” which airs at 8 p.m. Central Thursdays on The CW.