Reviews of stuff I like – or don’t.
A busy August kept me away from home for most of the month, with 2 conventions and a long-overdue vacation. Even when I was home, I had little available free time, and a lot of […]
Burlington’s Haylofters traditionally put on a musical every summer. They also have a tradition of staging challenging productions. Jesus Christ Superstar is challenging not only for the usual reasons, but also because of its origins. […]
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! […]
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