‘Cobra Kai’ Season 1 (2018) punches up ‘Karate Kid’ saga
Throwback Thursday (TV review): “Cobra Kai” Season 1 is a pitch-perfect continuation of the ‘Karate Kid’ saga.
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 1 (2018) punches up ‘Karate Kid’ saga
First episode impressions: ‘Emergence’ (TV review)
The pilot episode of “Emergence” (Tuesdays, ABC) is a crisply crafted hour of TV that would set the stage for an excellent series in an alternate universe where there weren’t already dozens of recent series […]
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ is an old-fashioned creature romp made with modern tools (Movie review)
In the next movie, I’d like to see Godzilla and his nemeses fight in conditions other than driving rainstorms, but even though there isn’t a wide variety of weather in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” […]
First episode impressions: ‘Prodigal Son’ (TV review)
“Prodigal Son” (Mondays, Fox) does a lot of things right, but they are the same things a lot of other shows have done right. This serial killer procedural/ongoing mystery mix makes nice use of lived-in, […]
‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006) is the most faithful PKD adaptation
PKD flashback (Movie review): This animated film faithfully adapts one of Dick’s best works.
‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ (2008) enters fantasy and steampunk realm
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The saga enters a fantasy and steampunk realm for the rockin’ sequel.
‘American Horror Story: 1984’ riffs on ‘Friday the 13th’ films
First episode impressions (TV review): “American Horror Story” taps into Eighties slasher nostalgia.
‘First Blood’ (1972, 1982) explores physical, psychological brutality of war
Throwback Thursday (Book and movie reviews): The 1972 novel and 1982 film explore the physical and psychological toll of war in different ways.
All 23 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 3’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): Highlights from this third volume of Philip K. Dick stories include “The Chromium Fence,” “The Golden Man” and “War Veteran.”
‘Veronica Mars’ becomes great character piece in Season 4
TV review: Hulu brings back “Veronica Mars” for eight episodes that ramp up the threat level.