Now that J. J. Abrams’ successful relaunch of the venerable sci-fi franchise has come to home video, let’s take a quick look at both its achievement and where it fell short. During last year’s theatrical release I posted two times on my reaction to...

After last week’s third season finale, the AMC drama about early 1960s Madison Ave advertising executives did what it needed to cement viewers for next season. A game changer that had been in the works through the season, it felt exciting and logical...

Now that the trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar is out, we can get a better idea of its plot. Cameron has said he had the idea for the 3-D film (due out Dec. 18) many years ago but waited until digital technology caught up with his vision. However,...

For the last couple of years, Warner Premiere,has been releasing direct to video animated features of DC Comics superheroes. Some of these are great (the superb DC: The New Frontier) and the not-so-good (Superman: Doomsday). The most recent release,...

This blog rarely discusses politics–it’s about culture after all and political topics can quickly blow up into heated conflicts. But I do want to observe one point about the recent attacks by high-level White House officials against the cable news...