"Star Trek Voyager" came along late in the "Star Trek" renaissance, launching in 1995. The program, designed to run concurrent with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine," brought fans another [...]
When I originally saw "The Final Countdown" in theaters in 1980 I never realized it was such a "small" movie. Small in terms of its budget, of course, and not in terms of the achievement, because as this DVD just reminded me, "The [...]
"When we last left the Robinsons, they were trapped in the boundless reaches of syndication, unaware that their exploits were carefully being documented for digital posterity…" For some, the universe is a never-ending sea filled with awe [...]
Superheroes are hot property these days. Never has the interest and demand in superhero movies been stronger than in recent years. Part of the explanation why, may be that with today’s technology it is actually possible to show these superhumans and [...]
What do "2001, " "Blade Runner" and "The Matrix" have in common, besides their fantastic milieus? They share a common grandfather. Few silent films shoulder the same reputation as Fritz Lang’s watershed 1927 science fiction [...]
The more I see of M. Night Shyamalan’s work, the more I like him. I don’t necessarily think that his films are perfect, and I also never felt that "The Sixth Sense" was truly as good as everyone else seemed to perceive it, but I thoroughly [...]
DVD has a new herald. Until recently the "Star Wars: Episode I" has been universally hailed as the best DVD in the market. It is time for the disc to move over and give up its throne… for none other than "Star Wars: Episode II." But [...]
"Captain Scarlet" (AKA "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons") comes from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the creators of "Thunderbirds". And while "Captain Scarlet" may have a similar look to that of [...]
In a summer when filmgoers were beaten over the head with far too many senseless, overpriced, and over-hyped blockbusters (with seemingly every trailer leading off with the trite, "In a world where . . ."), one picture quietly yet effectively [...]
I think Star Trek fans are fortunate that Paramount has reconsidered its policies and instead of releasing TV series two episodes at a time have now opted to make them available on a per-season basis. Not only will your wallets undoubtedly profit from [...]
