Warren case ‘The Haunted’ (1991) is a proto-‘Conjuring’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This film featuring demonologists the Warrens is like “The Conjuring” in plot, not in mood.
Lightning strikes twice for Apatow with ‘Undeclared’ (2001-02)
One-season wonders (TV review): Judd Apatow’s second acclaimed show was canceled as quickly as “Freaks and Geeks,” and it was just as great, in its own way.
‘Minority Report’ (2015) turns attention to precogs
PKD flashback (TV review): This sequel to the 2002 movie focuses on Dash, Arthur and Agatha but is a standard future procedural.
Short-lived ‘Drive’ (2007) doesn’t get up to speed
TV shows lost to history (Review): The cast is remarkable — including Nathan Fillion and Emma Stone — but “Drive” is unable to rev up in its six episodes.
‘Next’ a tired take on artificial intelligence fears
First episode impressions (TV review): The umpteenth series to warn us about artificial intelligence ranks among the most forgettable.
All 21 episodes of ‘Dark Angel’ Season 2 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: James Cameron’s “Dark Angel” Season 2 starts slow and finishes strong in what unfortunately turns out to be its final season.
Relatively thin schedule offers some highlights
Fall TV 2020 (Commentary): Here are my thoughts on 13 notable premieres as the Fall 2020 TV season begins amid the pandemic.
All 21 episodes of ‘Dark Angel’ Season 1 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: Overshadowed by “Buffy” in its day, “Dark Angel” has aged quite well and now stands as James Cameron’s crowning TV achievement.
First episode impressions: ‘Almost Family’ (TV review)
A dramedy starring Brittany Snow and produced by Jason Katims should be at the top of my list of must-see fall shows, but the preview for “Almost Family” (Wednesdays, Fox) looked somewhere between weird and bad. The pilot episode of this series based on the Australian show “Sisters” (and probably with less input from Katims than
First episode impressions: ‘Prodigal Son’ (TV review)
“Prodigal Son” (Mondays, Fox) does a lot of things right, but they are the same things a lot of other shows have done right. This serial killer procedural/ongoing mystery mix makes nice use of lived-in, almost rundown Big Apple buildings, and the relationships are well defined in the first episode, notably incarcerated serial killer Dr.