20 years later, “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” (2005) remains a deeply flawed, yet uncannily prescient movie…

******STARSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!****** I want to begin by saying this will not be a conventional review (the kind normally found on this site), but rather a look at how “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” impacted me after a recent anniversary rewatch.  I first saw the film on opening weekend in 2005 on an…

The enduring legacy, and ongoing relevance of Kenneth Johnson’s “V”…

*****MOTHERSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!!***** 1983’s “V.” In 1983, writer/director/producer Kenneth Johnson (“Six Million Dollar Man” “Bionic Woman” “The Incredible Hulk”), the man responsible for much of the TV that made up my childhood, released an epic two-night miniseries about a fleet of manned, giant flying saucers that come to Earth “in peace.” The onboard alien ‘Visitors’ appear…