Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
{originally written 2013 May 23, then banished to the Drafts folder for no good reason when I never got around to finishing it.} Spoiler-free review: A solid sophomore outing for the NuTrek crew, but...
View ArticleLost Worlds and A Strange Visitor From Another Planet
I just re-watched the pilot of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996). It is actually pretty good, especially for a late-1990s superhero show. It’s sly and clever, and does a nice...
View ArticleLooking for hive mind help on a course
Actually, on two courses. The school I’m at (Newark Academy) ends the year with a nine-day “June Term”, wherein students take one class for six hours a day. June Term classes are supposed to be...
View ArticleThe power of the dark side
Products from Amazon.com -35% Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 (Star Wars (Marvel)) Price: $12.98 Was: $19.99 Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets Price: $19.95 -32% Star Wars: Darth Vader...
View ArticleThe best thing about The Last Jedi
I finally got to see The Last Jedi (after two previous failed attempts, both amazingly sold out afternoon shows, a month after the premier). I liked it a lot. My personal rankings of the “main” Star...
View ArticleAgents of SHIELD meets its “End”
It took only a week for me to catch the Season 5 finale of Agents of SHIELD, fittingly called “The End”. It was pretty fantastic, actually, even if it barely tied into the Avengers flick. Agents of...
View ArticleThe Orville v. Discovery: Small reference Pools
I was watching a YouTube video comparing The Orville to Star Trek: Discovery. As it went on, it became almost surreal. At first, it was fine. The YouTuber likes The Orville over ST:D, because it feels...
View ArticleIt must be tough being a film critic
and always having to say something supposedly original and hopefully contrary. The thesis of this article in Deadspin is that Avengers Endgame suffers because it dives headfirst into the mythology and...
View ArticleMeh the Force Be With You: Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Spoilers for the final chapter in the Star Wars Saga. We just got back from watching Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It was … OK. The problem is, when you’re capping a four-decade-long multimedia...
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