Reviews of stuff I like – or don’t.
7th Voyage of Sinbad TrailerSpecial effects master Ray Harryhausen had a profound effect on my life. His pioneering work was instrumental into steering me into fantasy story telling, and his movies (all of them) remain […]
Boldly venturing out on a limb once more, Theater Undreground (TUG) presents Dog Sees God, which — though funny in its own right — is best appreciated if you’re familiar with the popular comic strip […]
As those of you who follow my free newsletter know, I’m appearing at Capricon 2010, in suburban Chicagoland this weekend. (February 11-13, 2010) Here’s a rundown of the events/panels I’m appearing at. Hope to see […]
Tough times for sci-fi shows on TV right now. Shows that came on with great fanfare seem to be dropping like flies, and — largely — I find myself not caring so much. (Though I’m […]
It’s hard to do a sequel to a play where the basic premise is to take you off guard. The conceit in last year’s Theater Undreground Halloween show, Not What You Expected, was to lure […]
Some things are funny even after 2000 years — and this play is one of them. Stephen Sondheim’s musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is based on the plays of […]
This has been a really good summer for movies, and I haven’t seen one that I really hated (yet). These are ranked by quality and in order of my personal preference, from top to bottom. […]
Be a man! See this movie! […]
Today, June 29, 2010 is Ray Harryhausen’s 90th birthday! Click here for Ray’s official site. Ray, for those few of you who don’t know, is the all-time great master of special effects (especially stop-motion animation). […]
“I really loved that book. When are you going to write a sequel?” People ask me that question all the time. I hear it from fans at conventions, in email, and on Facebook and other social […]
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