‘The Dark Knight Rises’ reviews
John’s “The Dark Knight Rises” review, July 24, 2012 John’s “The Dark Knight Rises” flashback review, Jan. 28, 2019
Science Fiction
‘Dark Knight Rises’ (2012) is an uneven, respectable conclusion
‘Batman’ flashback (Movie review): The third film of Nolan’s trilogy is an uneven but respectable conclusion.
‘Dragon Teeth’ (2017) unearths early Crichton adventure
Throwback Thursday (Book review): “Dragon Teeth” isn’t really a dinosaur story, although marketers wouldn’t mind if you confused it with “Jurassic Park.”
‘Dark Knight’ (2008) overrated but still great
‘Batman’ flashback (Movie review): “The Dark Knight” is great but it shouldn’t top all the superhero movie lists.
McAvoy puts on a show in trilogy capper ‘Glass’
Spoiler-free movie review: This trilogy-capper we didn’t know we needed is another unconventional superhero film from Shyamalan.
First episode impressions: ‘The Passage’ (TV review)
The latest event series that will likely end up going nowhere – either by treading familiar ground or by being canceled – “The Passage” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays on Fox) is at least driven by […]
First episode impressions: ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ (TV review)
“Roswell, New Mexico” (9 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on The CW) is the latest in this decade’s mostly unfortunate trend of rebooting things we love that were already perfect. While I resist with almost every fiber […]
All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 (2018), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Luke Cage enters the underground corporate world for his second season.
‘Dark City’ (1998) is a gorgeous-looking sci-fi classic
Throwback Thursday (Movie review):“Dark City” is a masterpiece of production design and a sci-fi classic.
‘Her’ (2013) is a personal peek into future of AI technology
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Jonze’s film is a stellar example of the 2010s zeitgeist of emerging AI technology.