Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
In case you haven’t figured this out by now, I am an enormous Star Trek fan. But I have lamented before on this site that, for a number of years now, there haven’t been any new Star Trek TV shows or movies to entertain me. (And frankly, I wasn’t that wild about t
“God Exists and He’s American” — Thoughts Upon Re-Reading Watchmen
I’ve been torn as to whether to recommend to my friends who aren’t already into comic books that they should go and read Watchmen. On the one hand, it is unquestionably one of (if not the) greatest graphic novels of all time. On the other hand, would someone who’
“I Am The Night” — The Very Best Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series
Last week I wrote about the terrific new soundtrack collection of music from the early episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. That got me reminiscing about that amazing cartoon series, and so of course I busted out my DVDs to enjoy a few episodes. Several few years back, I was rat
Three Films by the Coen Brothers
I often get obsessed with watching movies linked by a certain theme — sometimes I like to track down different films featuring a particular actor, or different films by a certain director. A few months ago, for example, I wrote about my exploration of the films of David Mamet
Cinematic Titanic
I saw a truly amazing performance last weekend at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA. Before I tell you about it, let me share a bit of history: If any of the topics that I have written about on this site appeal to you, then I probably don’t have to tell you about Myster