‘Conjuring 2’ is a heartfelt horror flick from Wan
Movie review: The writer-director delivers an even better scare flick in his sequel to “The Conjuring.”
‘Conjuring 2’ is a heartfelt horror flick from Wan
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic Commando: Triple Zero’ (2006) (Book review)
Karen Traviss’ “Republic Commando” series started off with a pulpy war mission novel, “Hard Contact,” which also snuck in the notion of clones as thinking, feeling human beings – something that most prior novels and […]
Gals take lead in mediocre ‘Batman’ spinoff ‘Birds of Prey’ (2002-03)
One-season wonders (TV review): This WB series takes a crack at a “Batman”-without-Batman saga.
EW’s 50 Most Powerful Superheroes list has absurd omissions
Commentary: An analysis of Entertainment Weekly’s list of elite superheroes.
First episode impressions: ‘Frequency’ (TV review)
“Frequency” (9 p.m. Wednesdays on The CW), in its original incarnation, was a pretty good 2000 movie starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel that I don’t remember much about other than the premise: A father and […]
First episode impressions: ‘No Tomorrow’ (TV review)
“No Tomorrow” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW) has an out-there premise similar to “Last Man on Earth” and “The Good Place.” Awkward, pretty Evie (“The L.A. Complex’s” Tori Anderson, occasionally slipping into her Canadian accent) […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic Commando: Hard Contact’ (2004) (Book review)
Watching the clone troopers arrive with Yoda on Geonosis in “Attack of the Clones” in 2002, it was easy to think of them as organic robots. “Star Wars” fans now see clones as human beings […]
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 (TV review)
Now in its third season, “Star Wars Rebels” (8:30 p.m. Saturdays on Disney XD) has almost entirely caught up to “The Clone Wars” in production value. Even though Disney is spending less money than Lucasfilm did, the […]
First episode impressions: ‘Designated Survivor’ (TV review)
Two episodes into its run, “Designated Survivor” (10 p.m. Wednesdays, ABC) continues to pay lip service to the idea of a president who is in over his head. Indeed, President Tom Kirkman (“24’s” Kiefer Sutherland) SHOULD be […]
‘Bedford Diaries’ (2006) quietly closes WB era
TV shows lost to history (Review): The short-lived “Bedford Diaries” closed out the WB network just before “Gossip Girl” became a CW hit.