“Dark Apprentice” (1994), the second book in Kevin J. Anderson’s “Jedi Academy Trilogy,” is quite a page-turner. About the only thing slowing me down was that I stopped to roll my eyes every chapter or so. For all […]
Kevin J. Anderson contributed many of the most essential post-Endor elements to the EU, going forward with the same ideas George Lucas would go “backward” with. Whereas Lucas explored the old Jedi Order and the […]
Around the same time that Michael Stackpole was writing his “X-Wing” novels in the late 1990s, he was also providing the stories for the 35-issue “X-Wing Rogue Squadron” comic series from Dark Horse. It was quite a […]
In addition to being a flat-out fun read, “I, Jedi” (1998) accomplishes a lot: It’s the definitive character study of Corran Horn, showing how he finds balance among his various skills (investigator, pilot and Force-user), it elevates […]
Between “The Descendants” — one of my top 10 movies of 2011 — and this summer’s “The Way Way Back,” screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash have become the masters of sweet-natured, gorgeous-looking, slice-of-life movies. This one […]
My Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Preview should pop up in my mailbox in a few weeks, and I hope I’m pleasantly surprised by some new shows I haven’t heard of yet. Because so far, 2013 […]
Here are nine movies I might consider seeing this fall, plus “Machete Kills,” which I might consider seeing about 10 times. (Links to trailers provided for your convenience.) 1. “Machete Kills” (Oct. 11) — Danny Trejo’s title character […]
Three months and 100 issues ago, I started my “Star Wars” Marvel comics re-read by noting how horrible the Roy Thomas/Howard Chaykin issues were. Once Archie Goodwin took over with No. 11, the standard of quality improved for the next […]
TV review: “Veronica” switches to a new network and a slightly new format in the final season of its original run.
OK, here we go. All three films have been released, and it’s time for a fresh narrative start to the Marvel comics series after “Return of the Jedi.” More Han Solo stories. Maybe a battle for the galactic capital. […]