‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy
‘Buffy’ flashback (Book review): This is ultimately an unremarkable “what if” saga about Willow having a Gen-Z Slayer-witch offspring.
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‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy
‘TMNT’ goes wildly off track with Season 5’s ‘lost’ episodes (2008)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The final season directly overseen by Peter Laird proves that more (a bigger threat) can turn out to be less.
No Shredder, no problem: ‘TMNT’ Season 4 (2005-06) is a scary smorgasbord
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Utrom-Shredder gives way to Karai-Shredder in the most confident batch of episodes so far.
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ (2024) a sweet friendship story
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The “Venom” trilogy goes out on top with the best performance yet by Tom Hardy in the title role.
‘Alien’ returns to ‘Earth’: This time, is it here to stay?
First episode impressions (TV review): “Alien: Earth,” the franchise’s first-ever TV series, boasts lavish retro-futurism, Hawley’s brainy sci-fi notions and a winning lead actress.
Have the ‘Jurassic Park’ films really gotten that bad? Or have tastes changed?
Movie commentary: Modern films are nitpicked to a degree that might’ve left the original “Jurassic Park” vulnerable if we had YouTube back then.
‘Marvels’ (2023) is rather fun despite being indecipherable
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The script needed several more passes, but the interplay of the titular trio makes for a rhythmic romp.
Koepp, Edwards simplify ‘Jurassic World’ story for a ‘Rebirth’
Movie review: By de-emphasizing (but still respecting) the mythology, the seventh “Jurassic” film appealingly rediscovers the saga’s B-movie influences.
Again, ‘Aquaman’-verse looks great in ‘The Lost Kingdom’ (2023)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): With vibrant design, the 15th and last DCEU film is a decent final bow for the aquatic Justice League member.
‘Thunderbolts’ explores alternate way to return power to people
Movie review: Amid the MCU’s dark times of reshoots and rushed projects, the saga’s 36th film makes a case for being the best.