******SPOILERS!****** Have to admit, I had more than a bit of trepidation going into this series. My parade of disappointments with the “ALIEN” franchise dates back 33 years with the the release of ALIEN3. Most of the franchise has existed in the shadow of its first two movies (“ALIEN,” “ALIENS”), rehashing variations of their simple…
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Netflix’s “Terminator Zero” gives the 40 year-old franchise a fresh perspective…
******CYBERNETIC SPOILERS!****** I need to preface this column with an admission; I’m not the greatest fan of Japanese anime. Yes, I do enjoy some films of Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”) and other random anime here and there, but by and large, it’s not a genre I’m especially drawn to. However, I have been a fan…
The Mandalorian Chapter 9: “The Marshall” treads familiar territory…
A new season of “The Mandalorian” has premiered on DisneyPlus, and the first episode, “The Marshall,” wasn’t exactly the strongest way to kick things off. Yes, there are many intriguing nods to Star Wars’ rich and layered past in this episode, but at the end of the day, there just isn’t much new going on….