For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. The three-year wait between “Goblet of Fire” and “Harry Potter and the Order of the […]
TV shows lost to history (Review): Although awkwardly spun off from “Dawson’s Creek,” “YA” finds its own identity by mixing old influences with new issues.
TV commentary: Although their styles are different, there’s no doubt that “The X-Files” borrowed many concepts from “Kolchak.”
TV review:“Kolchak” is like a parody of what it never was. It’s never scary, the low budget is always obvious, and it’s hard to take it seriously.
For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. After three books that weighed in at no more than 435 pages, “Harry Potter and […]
For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (1999) is to young-adult novels what Garbage’s “Only […]
For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (1998) is the first book where J.K. Rowling […]
On this 20th anniversary of the day J.K. Rowling introduced Harry Potter to the world, I take a look back at “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” I’ll have posts on all the books and […]
“Get Out” (now available on pay-per-view streaming) is the latest example of how a horror movie can be an effective vehicle for making a social statement. When I read the Amazon description that notes the race […]
First episode impressions (TV review): Stephen King’s short story gets expanded into a series.