“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.
First episode impressions (TV review): “Blood Drive” captures the glorious B-grade grit and fun.
Movie review: “X-Men’s” Wolverine trilogy goes out on top with an unshackled finale.
TV review: It sounds basic now (the story of a family of five in Pasadena), but “Family” revolutionized the hour-long drama.
In some ways, spinoff novel authors have less freedom than movie writers. For example, we know Timothy Zahn is not going to kill off John Connor in “Trial By Fire” (July 2010). On the other hand, as […]
TV shows lost to history (Review): Despite crew-versus-network turmoil after “James at 15,” this next batch of episodes feels like a logical continuation.
Greg Cox’s “Cold War” (October 2009) is the first spinoff material to come out after “Terminator Salvation,” but it’s actually another prequel story, like “From the Ashes” and “Sand in the Gears.” The major tie-in to the […]
The very first “Terminator” spinoff materials – the Now comics – explored the Future War, but aside from flashbacks/flash-forwards, it took another two decades for the Future War to be explored on screen. This makes “Terminator […]
TV shows lost to history (Review): Dan Wakefield’s groundbreaking, fondly remembered show would go on to influence “Dawson’s Creek.”