It’s a phase Longtime readers of this space might realize that I’m a diehard aficionado of physical media. I’ve already done a couple of columns on the collectivity of it (Still crazy after all these years…), and even the importance of it, in the age of streaming (My ongoing reasons for owning physical media). One…
Month: September 2026
Retro-Musings: “Cyborg 2087” (1966) is a goofy time-travel flick with a few ideas…
******CYBERNETIC SPOILERS!****** Some significant sci-fi films/franchises celebrate anniversaries with aplomb. “Star Wars” is already prepping for its 50th anniversary next year, while “Star Trek” turned 60 with conventions, a current season of episodes, and much media fanfare. Then we have absolutely forgotten sci-fi films like “Cyborg 1987” (1966), which also turns 60 this year, and…
My recent tour of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art…
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art My wife and I first got wind of the creation of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a little over ten years ago, when it was rumored to be built in Chicago or even George Lucas’ hometown of Modesto, California. From the concept art, this graceful, futuristic-looking venue looked…
Star Trek celebrates its 60 anniversary: “Yet I feel uneasy, and I wonder why…”
It’s probably redundant to explain where the title of this Star Trek 60th anniversary column comes from, since other old-as-dirt Star Trek fans like myself have probably seen “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” more times than we care to admit (even to our therapists). However, for this landmark year of the franchise, Kirk’s…
“Coyote vs. Acme” (2026) is an explosion of wit well worth the wait…
******ACME ROCKET-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Written by Marvel/DC screenwriter/director James Gunn, Jeremy Slater and Samy Burch and directed by Dave Green (“Earth to Echo”), the animated-live action comedy “Coyote vs. Acme” (2026) certainly had an uphill struggle to the silver screen. Based on a parodic 1990 article from The New Yorker magazine and filmed in 2022, this…
Retro-Musings: “The Illustrated Man” (1969) brings several Ray Bradbury stories to life…
******SKIN-ILLUSTRATED SPOILERS!****** With Oscar-winning lead actor Rod Steiger starring as the title character in movie based on a book from legendary writer Ray Bradbury, 1969’s adaptation of “The Illustrated Man” had a lot going for it. However, the devil is in the details, and “The Illustrated Man” is a devilishly difficult book to will into…