Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ (2002) nails casting and tone
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Spider-Man” nails the casting and tone for Sam Raimi’s web-crawler origin story.
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Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ (2002) nails casting and tone
‘Unbreakable’ (2000) a rare ‘real-world’ superhero story
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Shyamalan’s hyped follow-up to “The Sixth Sense” is dripping with style as it tells a superhero’s origin story.
‘Avengers: Endgame’ is prestige superhero entertainment
Movie review: After a slow opening 90 minutes, “Avengers: Endgame” regains its footing as prestige superhero entertainment.
It’s great to revisit ‘Unbreakable’-verse in ‘Glass’
Movie review: “Glass” is overlong, but the thrill of seeing the worlds of “Unbreakable” and “Split” combine doesn’t wear off.
‘The Twilight Zone’ can’t live up to high standard of the name
First episode impressions (TV review): The new version of the classic sci-fi show gets off to a slow start.
Sony enters multiverse with ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Movie review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” loses something in 2D home viewing.
‘Roswell, New Mexico’ is a rare example of a reboot done right (TV commentary)
I generally reject reboots of my favorite franchises, but I flat-out love “Roswell, New Mexico,” The CW’s reboot of my beloved “Roswell” (1999-2002). So I should explain why this is. First of all, it’s really well […]
20 years later, it’s still worth entering ‘The Matrix’ (1999)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Moviegoers took the red pill and happily entered the bleak but thrilling future of “The Matrix.”
‘Titans,’ ‘Doom Patrol’ launch DC Universe streaming channel
First episode impressions (TV reviews): “Titans” and “Doom Patrol” bring DC to streaming.