‘Blue Sun Rising’ (2020) won’t leave ‘Firefly’ fans feeling blue
‘Firefly’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Greg Pak and Boom! Studios step up their “Firefly” game big time in their third arc.
‘Blue Sun Rising’ (2020) won’t leave ‘Firefly’ fans feeling blue
‘True Detective’ Season 4, ‘Death and Other Details,’ ‘Fool Me Once’ ask whodunit
First episode impressions (TV reviews): There’s some danger of murder-mystery fatigue as 2024 begins, but a new season of “True Detective” is always welcome.
‘Day of the Dead’ (2008) has Romero ties in name only
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Despite being a remake of the 1985 classic, this is simply a cash grab amid the “28 Days Later” craze.
‘Get Over It’ (2001) makes Shakespeare easy to sing and dance to
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Kirsten Dunst-starring near-musical brings “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to a 21st century high school.
Reeve, Hannah make ‘Rear Window’ (1998) better than it should be
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Proving that a quadriplegic can get a decent role, this remake of a perfect film has its own reason for existing.
Mal switches sides in clever ‘Firefly: New Sheriff in the ’Verse’ (2020)
‘Firefly’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Greg Pak’s second “Firefly” arc is daring, I’ll give it that. Here’s a look at Boom! Studios’ Issues 13-20.
Mean-girl mystery ‘She Started It’ (2023) a killer start to career
Book club book report: Though it’s obviously a debut novel, Sian Gilbert shows a knack for mystery plotting and insight into narcissists.
Snyder gives ‘Dawn of the Dead’ a butt-rock 2004 remake
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Zack Snyder’s Fast Zombies version of Romero’s 1978 classic does some things better, some things worse.
‘Mean Girls 2’ (2011) is far more plastic than the original
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The emergence of a sequel to the comedy hit was predictable; unfortunately, so is its plot.
‘Vertigo’ (1958) a surreal, maybe unreal, masterpiece
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Although it’s arguably imperfect, and certainly has imperfect people in it, it’s perhaps the most fun Hitch film to talk about.