All 6 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ 2016 miniseries, ranked
TV review: Eight years after the last film, “The X-Files” returns to TV for six episodes that are much more than a nostalgia trip.
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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen’ (2005) (Book review)
While the first volume set the groundwork and featured philosophizing about the Jedi Order’s relationship to the Galactic Alliance, “Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen” (2005) puts its ideas into action in an uncharacteristically tight 333-page novel […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest I: The Joiner King’ (2005) (Book review)
Call him the Stephen King of “Star Wars” authors. No other scribe has a bigger gap between his lows and highs than Troy Denning. I recently criticized his debut effort, “Star by Star” (2001), in […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force’ (2003) (Book review)
The “New Jedi Order” closes out its 19-book run with James Luceno’s epic “The Unifying Force”(2003), which feels every bit of its 527 pages and must be read over several sittings. In the end, it’s a […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy’ (2003) (Book review)
“The Final Prophecy” (2003), the 18th and penultimate book of the “New Jedi Order,” is a rare “Star Wars” novel that doesn’t feature any movie characters or relations of movie characters on the cover. It’s a […]
‘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 […]