Review: Lightyear
Lightyear is not the movie that inspired Andy to Want a Buzz Lightyear Toy Much to Disney and Pixar’s protestations, I do not believe Lightyear is the movie that inspired Andy to ask, and his parents to buy, a Buzz Lightyear toy back in 1995. While the idea of a space ranger resonates, the overly […]
San-Diego Comic-Con 2022: Play-by-Play
SDCC Day 1: Morning Comic-Con International 2022 (SDCC from now on) was always going to be different. After a Con hiatus since 2019 (I don’t count Thanksgiving weekend 2021) the full San Diego Comic-Con experience has now fully descended on San Diego. Well, almost fully. Comic-Con International did not start […]
Jurassic World: Dominion. A Lot of Dinosaurs Chasing People
Jurassic World: Dominion was exactly what I expected and what I wanted it to be. A lot of people were chased by a lot of different dinosaurs. That there were also giant insects and a few synapsids, mosasaurs, and pterosaurs was a plus. People were put into situations where they […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Modern Star Trek Problem
When the Starship Enterprise launched on its maiden voyage on September 8, 1966, it launched without precedent, without canon, and without expectations (except perhaps from Gene Roddenberry and the network executives). Star Trek fulfilled its mission to boldly go where no one has gone before. Until a decade after its […]
Review: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness I place Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness squarely in the middle of Marvel’s MCU films. It is much better than Thor: The Dark World, but not as tight as The Avengers, as epic as End Game, nor as funny as Thor: […]
Eternals Review: A lot to Think About
I had to think about the Eternals. A lot. First off, overall, I liked the film. I agree with many reviewers that the big-named stars in the film were underused, but an ensemble piece was never going to let Angela Jolie or Selma Hayek shine. And they knew that. My […]
Jolt Review: How to Handle (or Not) Several Thousand Volts of Kate Beckinsale
If you like to see Kate Beckinsale kick ass, and feel somewhat ambivalent about it, then spend an afternoon or evening with Jolt. A hyped-up Beckinsale’s Lindy takes anger management to a whole new level with enabler Dr. Munchin (Stanley Tucci). This is a completely stupid film with no redeeming […]
The Matrix Resurrections Review: A Circuitous Path Back to the Same Place
Everybody likes a resurrection story. Well, not everybody. Seems that fans and critics alike held very mixed feelings over the Lana Wachowski epic that brings audiences back into the matrix. And this time, they bring them in through a side door for which only Lana has the key. I won’t […]
Dune Review: Still Waiting
Dune is perhaps my favorite book. I have read Frank Herbert’s Dune at least 5 times. I have read all of Herbert’s Dune books and most of the new books from his son Brian and collaborator Kevin J. Andersen. I have also watched David Lynch’s Dune many times. There is […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings starts the MCU reinvention
If you have seen Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings go. Go now. Unless you have not been vaccinated. Then wait. Otherwise, get on a mask and go see a mask-less hero deliver shifts to the MCU more subtle than Loki, but just as important. I conducted my usual […]