‘The Forever War’ (1974) illustrates the futility of war
Throwback Thursday (Book review): Haldeman’s classic SF novel illustrates the horror, silliness and futility of war just by showing what war is like.
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‘The Forever War’ (1974) illustrates the futility of war
Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The storytelling web gets convoluted as the dark Spidey duology wraps.
All 22 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: Out of the gates, “Roswell” takes its place as one of the great teen SF/romance hybrids. Here are my rankings of the 22 episodes.
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012) experiments with a darker tone
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The Andrew Garfield series experiments with a darker tone and affirms that the 2002 film had it right all along.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 is easily the weakest so far (TV review)
With the failed experiment of the “choose your own adventure” movie “Bandersnatch” in the rear view, I was happy to hear “Black Mirror” Season 5 (Netflix) was finally on the horizon. I was very disappointed, […]
‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) leans into comedy, drops suspense
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This women-driven remake successfully leans into the comedy, but it sacrifices suspense.
‘Ghostbusters II’ (1989) a big step down, but still fun
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Ghostbusters II” is a big step down from the original, but it’s still fun to spend time with these guys.
‘Ghostbusters’ (1984) masterfully mixes comedy, critique
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Ghostbusters” masterfully mixes genres as it chronicles a small business and critiques government agencies.
‘Spider-Man 3’ (2007) packs too much into trilogy capper
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Spider-Man 3” packs too much into the trilogy capper, but it’s clear Raimi and his team still care.
‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Raimi’s darker yet delightful followup is everything a superhero sequel should be.