‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ punches up Jean’s tragic fall
Movie review: The “X-Men” saga gets a do-over thanks to the magic of alternate timelines. This is an improvement on “Last Stand.”
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‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ punches up Jean’s tragic fall
First episode impressions: ‘Emergence’ (TV review)
The pilot episode of “Emergence” (Tuesdays, ABC) is a crisply crafted hour of TV that would set the stage for an excellent series in an alternate universe where there weren’t already dozens of recent series […]
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ is an old-fashioned creature romp made with modern tools (Movie review)
In the next movie, I’d like to see Godzilla and his nemeses fight in conditions other than driving rainstorms, but even though there isn’t a wide variety of weather in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” […]
‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006) is the most faithful PKD adaptation
PKD flashback (Movie review): This animated film faithfully adapts one of Dick’s best works.
All 23 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 3’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): Highlights from this third volume of Philip K. Dick stories include “The Chromium Fence,” “The Golden Man” and “War Veteran.”
All 27 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 2’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): The second volume of Philip K. Dick stories is highlighted by “Breakfast at Twilight” and “Adjustment Team.”
‘A Scanner Darkly’ (1977) is PKD’s harrowing anti-drug novel
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick criticizes both drugs and the American drug war.
‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This 100-minute DVD collection of animated shorts gives us a fuller picture of the “Matrix” world.
All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 1’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): The first collection of Philip K. Dick stories is highlighted by “Paycheck,” “The Variable Man” and “Nanny.”
‘Matrix Revolutions’ (2003) a spectacular trilogy capper
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The trilogy’s conclusion channels “Return of the Jedi” with great action on multiple fronts.