All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 1 (2016), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Luke Cage joins the Netflix pantheon with a nice dose of Harlem history.
All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 1 (2016), ranked
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Vampires’ (2003-04) and ‘Angels We Have Seen on High’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)
Often when a comic book series ends, that final issue will sit in its slot on the racks for a long time afterward, since there is no next issue to replace it. My enduring memory […]
In Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One,’ is the Oasis a fun game or a stultifying trap? (Movie review)
Director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of “Ready Player One” – now available for home viewing — captures the spectacle and banter of Ernest Cline’s novel without fully tapping into the serious stakes nor the veneer of […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘The Summoned’ (2001) (Book review)
Cameron Dokey, in her final Buffyverse novel (she also wrote the weak “Buffy” YA book “Here Be Monsters” and two excellent short stories in “How I Survived My Summer Vacation”), has the task of closing out […]
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is a fun-sized romp
Movie review: “Ant-Man and the Wasp’s” cast and action sequences make for a fun-sized romp.
First episode impressions: ‘Sharp Objects’ (TV review)
“Sharp Objects” (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) takes a familiar genre – a crime journalist investigating small-town murders – and turns it into a gilded-frame French painting. The miniseries is stacked with talent at […]
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Chaos Bleeds’ (2003) (Book and comic book review)
The most heavily marketed “Buffy” video game, “Chaos Bleeds,” got both comic book (June 2003) and novel (August 2003) adaptations. Usually video game tie-ins are red flags for readers, because there’s a danger they will […]
‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ hampered by inexplicable faux-biopic presentation
Movie review: Denzel Washington gives a fine performance as always, but the film is boring and overlong.
‘The Death Cure’ gives ‘Maze Runner’ trilogy a grand finale, makes saga worth revisiting (Movie review)
I almost don’t feel like it is fair for me to review “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” right now. It’s been so long since I saw the first two “Maze Runner” movies that I can’t […]
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Bruja’ (2001) (Book review)
Mel Odom pens another winner in the “Angel” book series with “Bruja” (August 2001), which blends a lot of story threads into a surprising yet natural conclusion. Without using the flashback device often found in […]