‘Pennyworth’ tackles Batman’s butler’s backstory
First episode impressions (TV review): Epix tackles the “Batman” butler’s backstory in “Pennyworth.”
First episode impressions (TV review): Epix tackles the “Batman” butler’s backstory in “Pennyworth.”
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick gains more mainstream attention with “Ubik.”
Mamet Monday (Movie review): Richard Dreyfuss gives a surprisingly sympathetic turn as the famous mob boss in this TV film.
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This vampire comic adaptation, of all things, becomes Marvel’s first successful big-screen outing.
Movie and TV preview: Here are my thoughts on the five movies and five TV shows of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): It’s hard to imagine a better Woody Allen stand-in than Larry David. As such, “Whatever Works” works.
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick’s classic work of alternate history imagines American life under Nazi and Japanese imperial rule.
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This Jack Nicholson showcase launches Mamet’s big-screen writing career.
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Tim Story delivers a safe, respectable introduction to Marvel’s first superteam.
Throwback Thursday (Book review): Goldin fascinatingly and amusingly comments on the inherent slavery of a military state.