Lohman stars in the delightful family film ‘Drag Me to Hell’
Movie review: Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots, and brings Alison Lohman along.
Matthew Stover gives Luke Skywalker his due in ‘Star Wars’ novel ‘Shadows of Mindor’ (Book review)
Matthew Stover goes back to the beginning with “Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor” (December 2008, hardcover). Not the beginning of the “Star Wars” timeline, but the beginning of published “Star Wars” novels, as […]
5 random observations (Commentary)
Here are five random observations: 1. I’ve been listening to a lot of Minnesota Twins games on the radio this year and for some bizarre reason, the chorus of The Cranberries’ 1994 hit “Zombie” often […]
On ‘Medium,’ family life can be as dramatic as gruesome murders (TV commentary)
“Medium” falls into that category of shows that are half-procedural, half-character drama. Another way of putting it: half of the episode is what keeps it on the air (in this case, Allison Dubois solving hideous, teaser-friendly […]
What’s up with all the TV Chucks? (Commentary)
Charles isn’t currently in the top 10 of most popular baby names, but that will change in the coming years. If television is a trend-setter, then Charles, Chuck, Charlie and Charlotte are about to experience a […]
State of Television Address, Part 3: ‘Glee’ provides a ray of hope for the fall (TV review)
This is the post where I’m supposed list the new fall shows I’m looking forward to, but after watching clips of the five networks’ 28 newcomers over at Zap2It (scroll down the list to find the pages […]
State of Television Address, Part 2: Shows I’m glad to see will be back (Commentary)
The first entry is a football show, so consider these my final power rankings for the 2008-09 TV season (only returning series are included, as a canceled show would be the equivalent of a franchise […]
State of Television Address, Part 1: Departed shows I’ll miss – ‘Privileged’ and ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ (TV review)
Here’s an honor that no one wants to get and that I hate to bestow: The best show that was canceled too soon. This year’s winner is “Privileged.”
‘Terminator Salvation’: Cool chases and explosions, but a muddied mythology (Movie review)
“Terminator” creator James Cameron felt the story was done after two movies, but of course, where there’s money to be made, there are stories to tell. So then we had comics, novels, another movie, a […]
‘Beverly Hills,’ that’s where I want to be. (But the new ‘90210?’ Not so much) (TV review)
The CW seems to think that giving its shows the names of hit shows from the past is a way to build a network. It renewed “90210” — a show that has notoriously struggled to find an […]