& Categories Reviews TV October 7, 2020 “The Right Stuff” is grounded, intricate space-race docudrama Disney+ and Nat-Geo re-adapt the tale of the early days of the Space Race into a mature, grounded astronaut drama.
H Categories Anniversaries Movies June 30, 2020 Houston, we have a problem: “Apollo 13” at 25 Ron Howard's gripping historical space thriller teaches us a lot about frustrated expectations in our current moment (and the resolve to overcome them).
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies May 27, 2020 “Jason X” goes to space and sucks on so many levels New Line sends Jason to the final frontier, and sends all the thinly-drawn characters and low-budget kills of the franchise with him.
N Categories Reviews TV May 26, 2020 Netflix’s “Space Force” struggles to reach satirical orbit The Office's Greg Daniels and Steve Carell reunite for a clunky satire of Trump-era politics.
S Categories TV March 26, 2020 Star Trek: Picard’s Season Finale Embraces and Evades Death "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" rushes to its finale and cheats its way to emotional catharsis.
S Categories TV March 19, 2020 Star Trek: Picard Lumbers Toward Its Finale in “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1” Synths, secret sons and doomsday prophecies arise in a messy penultimate episode establishing galaxy-ending stakes.
S Categories TV March 12, 2020 Star Trek: Picard Finally Gives Answers in “Broken Pieces” The overarching conspiracy cracks open on an episode that sets up the finale.
& Categories TV March 5, 2020 “Star Trek: Picard” Forges New Bonds From Old Ones on “Nepenthe” An interstitial episode finally bridges Picard and Soji's stories, thanks to the welcome return of some old friends.
& Categories TV February 28, 2020 “Star Trek: Picard” Uses a Blunt Instrument to Open “The Impossible Box” A sea of good ideas gets drowned in cliche as Picard and Soji face the truth.
D Categories TV February 23, 2020 Doctor Who: “Ascension of the Cybermen” Sets Up a High-Stakes Finale Season 12 ramps up the tension with a thrilling hour that threatens lore-shattering conclusions next week.
