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.
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Dark Mirror’ (2004) (Book review)
There was never an “Angel” young-adult book line, but Craig Shaw Gardner’s “Dark Mirror” (April 2004) gives a sense of what those books would be like. This is a simplified view of the Angelverse without […]
‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 11-20 (2015) (Comic book reviews)
At the end of Issue 15, Fred asks Angel: “Can we call ourselves Angel Investigations?” But, nostalgia aside, writer Victor Gischler’s “Angel & Faith” Season 10 isn’t about the re-forming of the detective agency, but […]
‘Bad Boys’ (1995) gets by on sheer will of Smith and Lawrence
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Michael Bay’s breakthrough film holds up largely because of Smith and Lawrence.
DCEU lightens up with funny ‘Shazam!’
Movie review: “Shazam!” is a funny and family-friendly addition to the DC Extended Universe.
‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 1-10 (2014-15) (Comic book reviews)
“Angel & Faith” Season 10 should really be called “Angel. And Faith,” at least for the first 10 issues. The co-leads have completely different story arcs, although both benefit from the moodier, noir-style look from […]
‘Edmond’ (2005) chronicles disturbing night’s journey through New York City
Mamet Monday (Movie review): William H. Macy goes on an entertaining and disturbing night’s journey through New York City.
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Nemesis’ (2004) (Book review)
Scott and Denise Ciencin deliver another messy yet surprisingly enjoyable page-turner with “Angel: Nemesis” (February 2004), their final work in the Buffyverse. Similar to the couple’s other co-written novel, “Buffy: Mortal Fear” (2003), the ideas […]
‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ Season 2 wades into murky drug war
First episode impressions (TV review): The strong title characters carry “Cloak & Dagger” into dark territory.
‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 21-30 and ‘Where Are They Now?’ (2015-16) (Comic book reviews)
Season 10 started with Buffy and the gang being modest about their callings, and it ends with them realizing the mature response is to embrace their callings, because the world will be worse off they […]