& Categories Reviews TV February 24, 2021 “Punky Brewster” is an exercise in empty nostalgia Peacock's attempt at reviving the classic 80s sitcom with some vague modern touches is as meaningless as it is harmless.
& Categories Reviews TV November 18, 2020 “Animaniacs” returns to Hulu with a shiny new coat and the same old jokes Yakko, Wakko, and Dot burst back onto the small screen with the exact same sensibility it left with in the '90s, for better and worse.
& Categories Reviews TV July 1, 2020 “Unsolved Mysteries” returns to Netflix for an update The long-running true crime program gets a reboot to examine more murders in a slicker, but emptier, package.
2 Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies May 31, 2020 2009’s “Friday the 13th” reboot turns Jason into a murderous pot farmer Marcus Nispel's confused, uninspired revamp of the franchise stresses the importance of not touching Jason's stash of sticky-icky.
& Categories Movies May 15, 2020 “Scoob!” is as insubstantial as a Scooby Snack Hanna-Barbera gives Scooby-Doo a superpowered reboot and loses most of its charm along the way.
& Categories TV January 2, 2020 “Party of Five” Gets a Spirited, Latinx-Centered Reboot The tear-jerking '90s family drama gets a diverse, modern update, with a Latinx family struggling with deportation, DACA, and more.
R Categories TV November 12, 2019 Review: “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” Goes Meta Disney+ revives its flagship tween-friendly musical series for a baffling, cynical mockumentary.
C Categories Movies November 12, 2019 Charlie’s Angels Review: Stylish Reboot is More of a McB, McB+ Elizabeth Banks revives the girl-power action franchise with new blood and a solid if formulaic actioner.
R Categories Movies October 30, 2019 Review: “Terminator: Dark Fate” Hits the Same Beats With New Upgrades Judgment Day creeps up on us once again as old and new characters join forces to fight the future.
T Categories Movies October 11, 2019 The Addams Family Review: A Real Case of the Wednesdays This animated reboot of TV's spookiest family plays its kid-friendly scares a bit too safe.
