Black Bag stars Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as married spies Kathryn St. Jean & George Woodhouse.  Both Kathryn & George are senior officials in the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Center.  Kathryn heads up the operations side of things, while George

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Companion opens with a meet-cute between Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) in a supermarket.  Some time later the two, now a couple, head to a weekend getaway with two other couples, Jack’s friends, at a remote house in the woods owned by the wealthy Russian Sergey (

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The Bear season four was another beautiful, riveting season of this great show.  I loved every minute of it. I thought season three was terrific, but one complaint I’ve seen repeatedly leveled against it was that all the characters were spinning their wheels, stuck in place and

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Tron: Ares is the third Tron movie. It’s also, unfortunately, the third mediocre Tron movie. What an interesting sort-of franchise Tron is!  I have a lot of fondness in my heart for the original 1984 Tron.  Steven Lisberger’s film was incredibly innovative and influential. 

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I’m so grateful to everyone who reads my blog!  Before we get to the latest news and updates, please consider supporting my work: You can click here to pre-order my latest comic book, Batya’s Unicorn!  When young Batya discovers a unicorn beyond her city walls, no one be

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The Long Walk adapts the novel by Stephen King (written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979).  Set in a world in which the United States has suffered economic collapse and is ruled by a fascistic military government, the film depicts the annual televised competition called Th

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Alien and Aliens are two of my all-time favorite movies.  I’ve seen them both dozens of times.  I love them deeply!  I’m always game for a new Alien project, though over the years I have been disappointed far more than not. Alien: Earth felt to me like an intriguing pro

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