‘Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers’ (1989) squanders set-up
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): “Halloween 5” fumbles the handoff from the excellent fourth chapter.
‘Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers’ (1989) squanders set-up
‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 8, Issues 1-10 (2007-08) (Comic book reviews)
A few years after “Buffy” went off the air, fans got the exciting news that the story would continue in comics, with Joss Whedon overseeing the project. Dark Horse even labels Whedon the “executive producer,” to […]
First episode impressions: ‘All American’ (TV review)
In “All American” (9 p.m. Eastern Wednesdays on The CW), Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) gets a chance to move from gang territory to a safe neighborhood to play football, coached by a former NFL player, […]
‘Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers’ (1988) a great sequel
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): Danielle Harris becomes a child horror icon as Michael returns.
Filming with an iPhone 7 is insane, but ‘Unsane’ is a decent psychological thriller (Movie review)
When I first heard about “Unsane,” the only thing I knew was that it was a Steven Soderbergh movie filmed using only an iPhone 7. I didn’t hear anything about the movie itself, so I […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Haunted’ (2002) (Book review)
In my first reading of the “Angel” novel “Haunted” (February 2002), I probably wasn’t thrilled with the reality-TV focus. That was the era when a lot of good shows were being canceled to make room […]
Engrossing ‘Better Call Saul’ inches closer to the ‘Breaking Bad’ timeline in Season 4 (TV review)
Being as I haven’t reviewed or talked about AMC’s “Better Call Saul” or “Breaking Bad” in the past, I feel it is necessary to preface this review a bit. “Breaking Bad” is in my top […]
‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘The Complete Collection, Volume 6’ (Comic book review)
Looking for a “Valerian” fix after last year’s movie, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” I’m delving into the comics that started it all, by Frenchmen Pierre Christin (writer) and Jean-Claude Mezieres (pencils […]
‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ (1982) tries new path
An outsider’s take on the ‘Halloween’ saga (Movie review): Michael Myers steps aside and the series flirts with an anthology format.
After masterful ‘Sicario,’ ‘Day of the Soldado’ is content to be an OK action thriller (Movie review)
The first “Sicario” (2015) is a work of art. It has mood, tension, amazing cinematography and a great story. Needless to say, I was excited to see the sequel. “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” is […]