‘Lone Gunmen’ (2001) emphasizes funny side of ‘X-Files’
One-season wonders (TV review): Three non-traditional leading men prove they can carry the show in this comedy-leaning spinoff.
War: It’s not so fantastic, even in ‘Star Wars’ (Movie commentary)
Is the killing of a human being ever a cause for celebration? That question came to mind when I saw sports fans celebrating the death of 9/11 terrorist attack mastermind Osama bin Laden on Sunday night during […]
Far from a parody, ‘Paul’ is a celebration of classic sci-fi concepts (Movie review)
One of the hosts of the Force Cast (at forcecast.net) recently argued that sci-fi fans should rebel against the term “nerd” because nerds are mainstream now and don’t deserve to be diminished with such a label. […]
Where have all the epic season finales gone? (TV commentary)
For as long as I can remember, TV has served up an epic season finale or two every May. In recent years, up until 2010, there were the season-enders of “24” and “Lost.” Before that, […]
First episode (of new season) impressions: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)
“Friday Night Lights” (7 p.m. Central Fridays on NBC) continues to do the little things well: In the fifth-season premiere, Landry goes through his own version of “American Graffiti,” playing one last show with Crucifictorious, saying […]
Meta to the max: If it’s all been done before, then what’s left to say in ‘Scream 4?’ (Movie review)
Eleven years after “Scream 3,” the casting director of “Scream 4” had a lot of lost time to make up for. While the original film in 1996 brought big-screen attention to “Party of Five” star Neve Campbell […]
‘LOLA’ returns with cast shake-ups, but it’s still ‘Law & Order’ (TV commentary)
“Law & Order,” and now its spinoff “Law & Order: Los Angeles” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on NBC), have never been character-centered, but there were at least four major character developments in this week’s two-hour “LOLA” midseason […]
All 21 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 8 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: “The X-Files” finds its second life as Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish join the cast and David Duchovny steps aside.
First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ (TV review)
“The Killing” (9 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), which instantly became the best show on TV with its two-hour premiere last Sunday despite the fact that it’s technically a cop show, exposes how we as TV […]
‘Star Wars: Red Harvest’ a slog through blood and gore (Book review)
I found “Star Wars: Red Harvest” (December 2010, hardcover) to be a disappointment both as a “Star Wars” fan and as a horror fan. Despite short chapters that should’ve made it an even breezier read […]