Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999)
This film is first of what would come to be called the "Millennium" series of G-films. Unlike the Heisei films, these films do not, by and large, form a continuity, with one exception, which I
Gojira (1984)
This picture was released in the U.S. in 1985 as Godzilla 1985, and is sometimes known as The Return of Godzilla.
The film was directed by Koji Hashimoto.
The music was done by Reijiro Koroku. It's an OK score, but
GENRE TV
Snowpiercer, "A Great Odyssey" (TNT, Feb. 8)
Black Lightning, season 4 premiere, "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter One" (CW, Feb. 8)
As CK says, watching this show feels like homework. The lives and experiences of Black people need more e
Read more…I've always been a big fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus, but given the nature of the show, it struck me as absurd to try to create a "timeline". Naturally, I am going to try to do so. As an added "bonus", I will also be posting my trademark Baroni
Read more…"Under the Lake"
1)"He's a g-ghost." That's a Scooby-Doo line.
2)I picked right up that the deaf woman was going to be key to understanding what the ghosts were saying.
3)"You're from UNIT." So, UNIT still exists in 2119.
4)I like the cards.
5)I als
Read more…Genius Animals?
Vali Chandrasekaran, writer; Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, art
Self-published, 2020
A graphic novel that covers a lot of ground. The first chapter is a romantic comedy about Alexandra and Todd. After meeting at a Brooklyn bar their courtship is
Read more…DC recently announced a "robust" expansion of its Digital First program -- seemingly with an aim to get a new title onto the digital shelf every day. As I mentioned in the Walmart thread, the initial stories are drawn from the new content in the Gian
GENRE TV
Snowpiercer, "Smolder to Life" (TNT, Feb. 1)
Riverdale "Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation" (CW, Feb. 3)
Resident Alien, "Homesick" (Syfy, Feb. 3)
The Expanse, season 5 finale, "Nemesis Games" (Amazon Prime, Feb. 3)
The Stand, "The Stand" (CB
Read more…Elizabeth Olsen (left) and Paul Bettany star in WandaVision on Disney+, which stars the two Avengers in an inexplicable sitcom milieu. (Courtesy Disney)
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Jan. 14, 2021 — Let’s talk TV. Because 2021 is going
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Tribune Content Agency
Jan. 28, 2021 — My Teetering Tower of Review Stuff is in danger of toppling over, so let’s cover as much ground as we can:
In Batman: White Knight, writer/artist Sean Murphy flipped the Batman/Joker dynami
As the title suggests, I'll be reading Christopher Priest's groundbreaking run on Marvel's Black Panther. I'll be specifically reading Black Panther vol. 3 issues 1-54.
Yes, I'm well aware that the comic lasted 62 issues and then was more or less sp
Read more…(Please see "Feb. 1-7, 2021, Part I" for the other sections.)
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Afterlift #1
Art: Jason Loo
Writer: Chip Zdarsky
136 pages / FC / $19.99 / $25.99
Collecting the Eisner Award-winning issues #1-5 — for the first time in print!
Written by
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Snowpiercer, season 2 premiere, "The Time of Two Engines" (TNT, Jan. 25)
Now with more Sean Bean!
The Expanse, "Winnipesaukee" (Amazon Prime, Jan. 27)
Riverdale, "Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders" (CW, Jan. 27)
Resident Alien, seaso
Read more…They've announced much of the main cast of Sandman, the Netflix series. Some look very like their graphic-novel counterparts, while others will be a new visual take on the character.
The obvious missing person is death. Fans have suggested both Aubr
Read more…Most of you know I've been a journalist, mostly as a copy editor, for many, many moons. I did start out as a reporter for a not-even-semi-metropolitan daily newspaper, but most of my writing for the past several years is what I've posted here in vari
Read more…Nailbiter Vol. 7: Nailbiter Returns
Joshua Williamson, story; Mike Henderson, art; Adam Guzowski, colors; John J. Hill, letters & book design
Image Comics, 2020
If the original series hadn't been titled "Nailbiter" it would have made more sense to cal
Read more…The Legion of "Hey, It's That Guy!" Character Actors loses another one.
From Deadline: "Bruce Kirby Dies: ‘Columbo’ & ‘L.A. Law’ Actor Was 95". He showed up several times on Columbo as Sgt. Kramer, and had a recurring role on L.A. Law as Los Angeles
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Jan. 7, 2021 — It’s time for the annual look ahead to the new year’s most exciting movies!
Which — thanks to COVID-19 — is going to read a lot like last year’s look ahead to the new year’s most exciting mo
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