‘Apocalypse’ is another fun ‘X-Men’ romp
Movie review: A mix of old favorites and fresh faces make this another fun romp.
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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II – Refugee’ (2003) (Book review)
“Force Heretic II: Refugee” (2003) is one of the most enjoyable page-turners of the “New Jedi Order,” and it’s also the book that has the least to do with the main plot of the “NJO.” The […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I – Remnant’ (2003) (Book review)
Featuring a lot of dangling plot threads from the “New Jedi Order” and the entire Expanded Universe, “Force Heretic I: Remnant” (2003) – the 15th book in the “NJO” and first of a trilogy – is the […]
‘Independence Day’ (1996) still worth celebrating
Movie review: For the 20th anniversary, we look back at director Roland Emmerich’s classic summer blockbuster that made aliens scary again.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way’ (2002) (Book review)
“Destiny’s Way” (2002), Walter Jon Williams’ only “Star Wars” novel and the 14th entry in the “New Jedi Order” series, is a transitional book, but a rather good one. It’s easily the best hardcover so far […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Traitor’ (2002) (Book review)
There are two books in the “New Jedi Order” series that tripped up my reading flow on this re-read. The first is the ninth entry, “Star by Star,” because it’s relentlessly grim and overwritten. The […]
The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: The Truth is Out There’ (Book review)
“The Truth is Out There,” the February follow-up to last year’s “Trust No One,” serves up another mixed bag of “X-Files” short stories that’s on par with the first collection. It’s not “The X-Files” at its […]
‘X-Files: Deviations’ one-shot a pointless take on a gimmicky concept (Comic book review)
IDW’s Seasons 10 and 11, despite initially being canonical, ended up being an interesting “what if” story when Chris Carter changed his mind and wrote a new story for TV. The one-shot comic “X-Files: Deviations” (March) is […]
Joe Harris wraps up Gibson Praise saga in truncated ‘X-Files: Season 11’ (Comic book reviews)
IDW’s “X-Files: Season 11 comic series (August 2015-March 2016) is the latest epic story to get truncated due to outside commercial forces. Usually, those outside forces are bad (see the cancellation of TV’s “Angel” and “Dollhouse” […]
‘X-Files’ flashback: IDW’s 2015 Annual and X-Mas Special (Comic book reviews)
While the 2014 Annual and X-Mas Special featured multiple standalone yarns in each issue, IDW takes a different tactic with the 2015 installments, part of the new Season 11 banner. Both issues feature one double-length story, and […]