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 […]
Review: Loki Fabulously Jumpstarts the Marvel Multiverse
Review: Loki Every Marvel fan should watch Loki. The show sits at the crossroads between Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) phases. I’m sure there will be some necessary replay to ensure that when a film requires Loki plot points non-Disney+ subscribers won’t collectively stare into the void and ask, “WTF?” According […]
Wynonna Earp: Leaving Purgatory
Wynona Earp drives off into the midday sun on a motorcycle with Doc. But not without Peacemaker making one more kill, Doc Holliday’s beloved car, Charlene. And thus one of the campiest shows in television history follows its broken curse into streaming oblivion. But let me back up. Before initiating […]
Lost in Space Review: A Reboot That Only Borrows Names From Its Campy Original
Lost in Space has ended. Again. The Netflix reboot of Lost in Space was a three-season juggernaut of good science fiction. The only thing it has in common with its campy original are the names of characters, spaceships, and robots (yes, Robot is still Robot). The story beginning remains the […]
The Expanse, Season 5: A Very Human Solar System Asserts Itself
The Expanse is back on Amazon Prime with a vengeance. This season isn’t as much about the little blue meanie of a molecule, but about the people who have been more pawns in previous seasons, even with Holden’s near messianic aura. This season is about personal demons coming back to […]
Review: Wonder Woman 84 not as wondrous as its predecessor
Well, #WonderWoman1984. Good thing it was free. Wanted to like it, but ultimately no emotional connection to any characters. Never felt jeopardy. The movie quite literally pulled its punches. As with all not so good films, poor writing undermined the spectacle. pic.twitter.com/az1fCIrcua — Daniel Rasmus (@DanielWRasmus) December 26, 2020 So […]
Review: Netflix’s Away Needs A Commission to Examine The Program’s Flaws
Away was a disaster waiting to happen. Not because of the production or the talent, but because of the writer and producer Andrew Hinderaker. He wrote on the wall, and in the back of his mind: pile on as many misfortunes as possible. Developed this Netflix series into serious melodrama. […]
Star Trek: Lower Decks Loud, Annoying, and Promising
When a franchise meets a certain level of complexity, canon goes out the window. With Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek finally not only bent canon, it completely blew through it. The animated series from Rick and Morty creator Mike McMahan takes a decidedly tongue-in-cheek poke into Gene Roddenberry’s world. […]
Review: The Boys Season 2 Gives A Little Extra to Keep Viewers Hooked
Take Amazon’s The Boys Season 1 and inject it with some V, and you end up with The Boys Season 2. It’s a little more hyped up to keep overly jaded viewers hooked on a premise that cannot possibly be as outrageous as the original outing. But Eric Kripke and […]