‘Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline’ blasts off with episodes 1-10 (2007)
‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback (TV review): We look back at the first 10 episodes of this altered take on the comic heroes.
‘Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline’ blasts off with episodes 1-10 (2007)
‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 14: Fall 2018 Movie Preview (Video)
In the Fall 2018 Movie Preview episode, John and Michael each pick their “three to see” this fall. John’s Three to See: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” “The Predator” “Aquaman” Michael’s Three to See: […]
‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 13: August 2018 Movies in Review (Video)
In the August 2018 Movies in Review episode, Michael reviews: “The Happytime Murders” “Crazy Rich Asians” “The Meg” “BlacKkKlansman” “Operation Finale” Click here for all episodes of “The Cold Bananas Show.”
‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 12: September 2018 Movie Preview (Video)
In the September 2018 Movie Preview episode, Michael previews: “The Nun” “The Predator” “A Simple Favor” “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” “Night School” Click here for all episodes of “The Cold Bananas […]
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Tempted Champions’ (2002) (Book review)
After a brief foray into Season 4 with “The Lost Slayer,” the “Buffy” novels skip over Season 5 (at least for now) and enter Season 6 with “Tempted Champions” (March 2002), Yvonne Navarro’s sophomore effort […]
‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘Shingouzlooz Inc.’ (2017) (Comic book review)
One of the most remarkable things about writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mezieres’ work on “Valerian and Laureline” from 1967-2103 is how little they farmed out the characters. It wasn’t because they weren’t interested […]
‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘The Complete Collection, Volume 5’ (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 […]
‘Spike’ flashback: ‘Old Times’ (2005), ‘Old Wounds’ (2006) and ‘Lost & Found’ (2006) (Comic book reviews)
Along with the “Angel” license, IDW also picked up the “Spike” license in 2005. Although there was never a “Spike” TV show, there were enough “Spike” comics that it can be treated as a distinct […]
10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing in Fall 2018 (Commentary)
The fall movie season arguably looks better than the summer season this year, with a nice mix of traditional fall films and a few scattered blockbusters – although a look at each film’s pedigree reveals […]
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Creatures of Habit’ (2002) (Illustrated novel review)
In addition to their strong run as the main writers on the “Buffy Classic” comic books, Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe also tried their hand at prose with the illustrated novella “Creatures of Habit” (March […]