5 random things on my mind (Commentary)
1. In the new “Star Trek” movie, why doesn’t Spock, who has mastered time travel, go back in time to prevent the destruction of his home planet? 2. Here’s a (bizarrely common, considering it has no basis […]
Who’s your favorite Anakin? (Movie and TV commentary)
Jake Lloyd is now 10 years older than he was in “Star Wars: Episode I,” so he’s the same age Anakin Skywalker was in “Episode II,” when the role was taken over by the age-appropriate-at-the-time Hayden Christensen. […]
‘Star Wars’ meets ‘Jurassic Park’ in Christie Golden’s ‘Fate of the Jedi: Omen’ (Book review)
“Fate of the Jedi” is the third multi-author “Star Wars” series from Del Rey, following the Yuuzhan Vong series and the Jacen-turns-evil series. The first two can be labeled interesting experiments, but the format is […]
Is it just me, or is Comic-Con one giant commercial? (Commentary)
Entertainment Weekly, Zap2It, G4 and all the major entertainment news sources have jumped on the Comic-Con bandwagon in recent years — even the gossip-themed “Chelsea Lately” mentioned Comic-Con in a recent episode. Because there are a lot of producers, writers […]
15 all-time great movies that I hate (Commentary)
You’re welcome to post comments on why these movies are great, but please don’t bother to call me names. You can’t make me feel worse than I already do. I know I am supposed to […]
5 random odds and ends (Commentary)
1. In “Return of the Jedi,” when the Ewok (I believe it’s Paploo, but I can’t check it because I don’t have my “Star Wars” library moved into my new place yet) jumps on the […]
‘Nick & Norah’: One movie that’s better than the book (Commentary)
My friend Ally wondered the other day why filmmakers can’t just stay true to the book, especially if it’s a good book. I had mentioned that “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” was my favorite movie […]
So much for the Jedi Purge: In ‘No Prisoners,’ Traviss introduces more spin-off Jedi (and I’m not complaining) (Book review)
I’m not going to argue that the “Star Wars” prequel movies are as good as the original trilogy. They aren’t. However, the prequel era has added layers to “Star Wars” we couldn’t have dreamed of […]
‘Bruno’ is brilliant, but it’ll bring you down (Movie review)
Continuing gay week here at my blog, I saw “Bruno” last night. Here’s my conclusion: Sacha Baron Cohen is a brilliant performance artist. And don’t see this movie.
OK, fine, Dumbledore is gay. But Buffy is straight, dammit (Comic book commentary)
I don’t think I’m homophobic. I believe gay people should have equal rights to straight people in every respect (marriage, serving in the military, etc.) And I think Ross Mathews is the funniest of “Chelsea […]