Death in the Shadow of New Life — Josh reviews J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek!
It’s been a long road. After walking disgustedly out of the opening weekend screening of the catastrophically terrible Star Trek: Nemesis back in December, 2002, I knew that Trek was at a low point. It seemed uncertain what, if any, future the franchise had after the release
Star Trek: Myriad Universes
Star Trek fever continues here at MotionPicturesComics.com! Did you miss my list of the Top Twenty Episodes of Star Trek? Then check it out! Previously this week I’ve written about Pocket Books’ excellent two-book Star Trek: Mirror Universe series, as well as their
Continuing Adventures in the Mirror Universe
Yesterday I discussed the two terrific collections of Star Trek: Mirror Universe novellas, “Glass Empires” and “Obsidian Alliances.” I commented that my only real complaint was that so many of the stories ended on cliffhangers that seemed to beg for further t
Star Trek: Mirror Universe
One of the most delightful surprises about the last few years of Pocket Books’ Star Trek novels (about which I have waxed poetic here, here, and here) has been the way the writers and editors have fleshed out the Mirror Universe. This concept was first introduced in the Classic
Josh Reviews Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
In March, 1977, filmmaker Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown) was arrested and charged with raping a 13 year-old girl at the home of his friend, Jack Nicholson (who was out of town at the time). Polanski eventually agreed to a plea bargain and pled guilty to one felony
The Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek — Part IV!
At last! The conclusion to my list of the Twenty Greatest Episodes of Star Trek! Click here for numbers 20-16, here for numbers 15-11, and here for numbers 10-6. 5. Cause and Effect (ST:TNG season 5, episode 18) — The Enterprise blows up. Over and over again. What a gr