‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This 100-minute DVD collection of animated shorts gives us a fuller picture of the “Matrix” world.
Lists and Rankings
‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology
All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 1’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): The first collection of Philip K. Dick stories is highlighted by “Paycheck,” “The Variable Man” and “Nanny.”
All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 5’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): This final volume of Dick stories is highlighted by “Holy Quarrel” and “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.”
All 21 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: Like a lot of chapter twos, “Roswell” gets darker in its second season. Have Kleenex handy as I run down my rankings of the 21 episodes.
A look at the MCU’s Phase Four movies and TV shows
Movie and TV preview: Here are my thoughts on the five movies and five TV shows of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four.
All 22 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: Out of the gates, “Roswell” takes its place as one of the great teen SF/romance hybrids. Here are my rankings of the 22 episodes.
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
Here are my 10 favorite characters from the last 12 months of television, from networks to cable to streaming, counting down from 10 to 1:
Summer movies 2019: After watching the trailers, I’m excited for some of these films, not so much for others (Commentary)
I watched the trailers of some notable summer movies so you don’t have to (but they are embedded here if you want to). Here are my thoughts on each, along with a “Go Bananas” Level (on […]
All 13 episodes of ‘The Punisher’ Season 2, ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe (TV review): The second season of this MCU series pits Frank Castle against two baddies: John Pilgrim and Billy Russo.
The top 100 ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songs, ranked
Music rankings: Judging the song itself, the choreography and the performances, here are my selections for the top 100 “CXG” songs.