All 8 episodes of ‘The Defenders’ Season 1 (2017), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Superheroes from their various shows team up for eight episodes.
All 8 episodes of ‘The Defenders’ Season 1 (2017), ranked
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Auld Lang Syne’ (2006-07) (Comic book review)
While IDW’s “Angel” title still resists an ongoing narrative, the five-issue “Auld Lang Syne” (November 2006-March 2007) is a nice step up from the standard tortured-Angel story “The Curse” and the catching-up-with-the-gang “Old Friends.” Scott […]
‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Unseen III: Long Way Home’ (2001) (Book review)
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte wrap up their “Buffy”/“Angel” crossover trilogy “Unseen” by paying off most of the threads in satisfying ways and going big with the idea of our heroes traipsing through alternate dimensions. […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Masks’ (2006) (Comic book review)
Following the “Spotlight” series, IDW’s “Angel” comics line unveiled more stories focused on individual characters in the loosely Halloween-themed “Masks” (October 2006). The double-length one-shot includes stories about Puppet Angel, Illyria, Cordelia and Lindsey McDonald, […]
All 13 episodes of ‘Iron Fist’ Season 1 (2017), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): The Netflix MCU’s weakest series launches.
‘Den of Thieves’ really wants to be ‘Heat,’ and it comes close to succeeding (Movie review)
If you have seen “Heat,” the Michael Mann film from 1995, then you are going to recognize that “Den of Thieves” wants to be “Heat.” It really wants to be “Heat.” That should be a […]
‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ blends aliens and punk music into a mixed bag (Movie review)
If not for “Annihilation,” “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” would rank as the weirdest sci-fi movie of the year. The central premise isn’t all that crazy, though: Guys talk to girls at a […]
‘Deadpool 2’s’ new characters, fun action make it more accessible
Movie review: The new characters and fun action make it more accessible … or maybe I’m just getting used to the humor.
‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Unseen II: Door to Alternity’ (2001) (Book review)
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte expand on their portrayal of gang warfare in Los Angeles and Sunnydale by digging into the Russian side of the Mexican-Russian conflict in “Unseen II: Door to Alternity” (July 2001), […]
‘Valerian and Laureline: The Complete Collection, Volume 4’ is saga’s high point
‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback (Comic book review): “Chatelet Station, Destination Cassiopeia,” “Brooklyn Line, Terminus Cosmos,”“The Ghosts of Inverloch,” “The Wrath of Hypsis.”