Science Fiction

This time it’s war in Cameron’s thrilling ‘Aliens’ (1986)

In 1986, I was obsessed with “Star Wars” cartoons and toys and not even aware of the “Aliens” franchise, which is appropriate, because I would’ve

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First episode impressions: ‘Futurama’ Season 7 (TV review)

“Futurama” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Comedy Central) has been around long enough now that it’s starting to contradict its own backstories. Since most “Futurama” fans

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‘Prometheus’ undeniably cool, but continuity glitches are annoying

The things that make “Prometheus” cool (A new “Alien” universe movie! And from “Alien” director Ridley Scott, no less!) also cause problems. I’ll go into spoiler-laden specifics later in

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Jeff Grubb gets his Hutt on in ‘Star Wars: Scourge’ (Book review)

Hutts have come a long way, baby, since we first met Jabba the Hutt in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.” I remember being excited by

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With ‘Apocalypse,’ Denning delivers a rousing final installment in the ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’ series (Book review)

Troy Denning mutes his weaknesses and emphasizes his strengths to deliver a satisfying, character-driven final installment of the much-maligned nine-book “Star Wars: Fate of the

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Han Solo at Stars’ End’ (1979-80) (Book and comic review)

In an interview with Star Wars Insider, Jeff Grubb (author of the new novel “Scourge,” which I’ll review in a future post), separates “Star Wars”

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5 buzzworthy season finales (TV commentary)

It’s that time of year when summer movies start to steal the headlines from TV, but boob-tube fans have one last gasp, at least: The

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel’s ‘Ewoks’ and ‘Droids’ (1985-87) (Comic book reviews)

Ask “Star Wars” fans to list notoriously bad “Star Wars” yarns through the years, and No. 1 will of course be the 1978 “Star Wars

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‘Hunger Games’ presents a dystopian future that’s too distressingly plausible (Movie review)

How in the world does one explain the huge popularity of the “Twilight,” “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and “Hunger Games” book/film series? I mean,

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Bounty Hunters’ (1996) (Book review)

As someone who loves stories and the different ways they can be told, I’ve been smitten by “The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba

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