‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): David Nutter’s moody high school horror film is “wrong, bad, bad, wrong,” yet oh so lovable.
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‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror
PKD’s ‘Deus Irae’ (1976) explores dark side of religion
PKD flashback (Book review): Philip K. Dick teams up with Roger Zelazny to explore dark spiritual doings in the post-apocalyptic “Deus Irae.”
Lovegrove steps up game in ‘Firefly: The Ghost Machine’
Book review: After two relatively weak entries, James Lovegrove steps up his game in his third “Firefly” tie-in novel, “The Ghost Machine.”
‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle
An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): The fourth Craig entry delves into core elements of the 007 saga.
‘Now Wait for Last Year’ (1966) expansive yet personal for PKD
PKD flashback (Book review): The novel is about a massive space war, yet Dick couldn’t get his mind off his personal problems.
‘Firefly’ side trips: ‘Bad Company,’ ‘Boss Moon’ and ‘The Outlaw Ma Reynolds’ (2019-20)
‘Firefly’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Boom! Studios pairs its regular “Firefly” series with a handful of one-shot issues early in its run.
Brosnan Bonds limp to end with ‘Die Another Day’ (2002)
An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): Halle Berry guest stars as the four-film Pierce Brosnan series wraps up.
‘The World is Not Enough’ (1999) takes step backward
An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): Compared to the previous Brosnan entries, “The World” is indeed not enough.
Paranoia reigns in PKD’s ‘A Maze of Death’ (1970)
PKD flashback (Book review): Everybody is paranoid, but rightfully so, as Dick’s story of planetary settlers taps into several of his common themes.
‘Firefly’ starts with a Boom! in ‘Unification War’ (2018-19)
‘Firefly’ flashback (Comic book review): We look back at Boom! Studios Issues 1-12, collectively titled “The Unification War.”