Down, but not out… As with WonderCon 2025, this year’s WonderCon was scaled-down even further, with no ‘big ticket’ panels or new movies or TV shows to promote. I expected at least one behind-the-scenes panel for this spring’s newest blockbuster, “Project Hail Mary,” but sadly, there was nothing. Not even a Rocky plushie. Even on…
Month: March 2026
“Project Hail Mary” (2026) is an odyssey of friendship across the stars…
******SUN-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Few movies lately have filled me with as much anticipation as “Project Hail Mary” (2026), which I’ve waited nearly five years to see on the big screen, after devouring the 2021 novel by Andy Weir (“The Martian,” “Artemis”). The movie is being adapted by Drew Goddard, who previously adapted Weir’s “The Martian” for…
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” season 1 report card…
******STARSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Paramount+’s latest Star Trek series, “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” (STSA) has finished its freshman year. Created by showrunners Alex Kurtzman & Gaia Viola, STSA is a mix of old and new elements; with A-list actors, Star Trek veterans and a fresh-faced cast of cadets tossed together in a 32nd century, post-Burn Federation seeking…
Star Wars in the park: The Inland Empire Strikes Back 2026…
Last year, a friend and I attended a small Star Wars-themed gathering at North Park in the city of Riverside, California called The Inland Empire Strikes Back (IESB)and it was another in a series of small-but-sincere fandom gatherings that I’ve made my unofficial mission to support as often as possible. Less than a full-scale convention…
Paramount+’s “School Spirits” ends its third season with a four-alarm finale…
******SPIRITS & SPOILERS!****** Created by sibling writer/creators Nate & Megan Trinrud, the young adult supernatural drama “School Spirits” debuted three years ago, and I discovered it almost by accident. For clarity, I am the absolute wrong demographic for this series (a boring, old guy), but my wife and I used to enjoy “Buffy the Vampire…
“In the Blink of an Eye” (2026) is a shallow, tepid testament to ‘the circle of life’…
******SPACESHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!****** I have major respect for director Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “Wall-E”), and I think he got a raw deal from Disney regarding publicity for his underrated “John Carter” (2012); the epic, though imperfect adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter of Mars” books. Stanton’s evolution from high-end Pixar classics to live-action movies has…