I’ve probably confessed this before, but since confession is good for the soul, it can’t hurt to do so again: I used to be a Star Trek snob. Whenever some (usually) well-meaning person talked to…
The Series Seven premiere proves to be a quest story in more ways than one. (As ever, “TARDIS Talk” treats everything officially aired through the most recent episode as fair game, so here there be…
Bob Hoskins, the 69-year-old, veteran English character actor best known to fans of fantasy films for his roles in such films as Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), Hook (1991–he also played Smee in last year’s…
Daleks! Dinosaurs! A cyborg cowboy! River Song! Weeping Angels! http://youtu.be/MsVYJnujVvg And, it seems, mercy–or the lack thereof. Don’t miss the Doctor angrily telling Amy, “All the people died because of my mercy!” It appears that,…
Dark Knight of the Soul? (“The Dark Knight Returns” animated trailer)
- August 1, 2012
- Tagged as: Animation, batman, Dark Knight, Frank Miller
Bummed that the Christopher Nolan Bat-franchise has shone its signal into Gotham’s gloomy skies for the last time? Never fear: an animated adaptation of some of Nolan’s most important source material is on its way…
A new take on Batman’s story points to the power of a greater one. Even as Christopher Nolan’s version of the Dark Knight’s legend ends onscreen, another version takes wing on the comics page. The…
Talk from Two Fathers (“Man of Steel” Trailers Released)
- July 22, 2012
- Tagged as: Man of Steel, Superman
I don’t know how long the Coming Attractions lasted at the theater where you saw The Dark Knight Rises, but at my cineplex, they seemed like they could’ve used a boost from the old TV…
Pray for the Peace of Aurora, and for Victims of Violence Everywhere
- July 20, 2012
- Tagged as: prayer
Called to be God’s priestly people, representing God to the world and the world to God, we are bound to pray for all people everywhere, including all victims of violence, suffering, and grief. I will admit, though,…
Real “wizzes” know that greatness depends not on whom we lead, but on whom we follow. If, like me, you’re a fan of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books (he wrote 14 of the; subsequent “Royal Historians”…
If your life were a motion picture, who would compose the score? It’s a familar scene in our household: my 10-year-old son will be singing a snatch of something at dinner, and I’ll ask, in…