Timothy Dalton lasted just a movie longer than George Lazenby, but his portrayal of James Bond was ultimately so different from Roger Moore?s that he set a new precedent for the violence and toughness that the hard-nosed spy exhibited on screen. The final two films by...
This week, cyberspace has been abuzz with the thirtieth anniversary of Marty McFly's ''flight' to the past, and the future, and the past past. [As an English teacher, I will just say... go with it.] While the Chicago Cubs went down in flames, and not every invention...
Director Abigail Disney is out to push your buttons, make you think, and openly challenge the things that you believe to be true about guns, violence, and peace. Since she?engaged fully in charitable work in her thirties, she has had a love for people often dismissed...
My second favorite new show,?Blindspot?has settled down into an episodic rhythm where just enough of the mythos is teased out, but the bulk of the hour is spent solving an individual conundrum. Here, Weller and Shaw/Doe tackle a ridiculous conspiracy to unleash...
For the first time this season, Gotham?left me bored although the romantic fans of the show will probably be intrigued. Certainly, not every episode can be as exciting and groundbreaking as we'd like it to be, but this one felt like little was actually accomplished. A...
My favorite new show this year is determined to keep us guessing. Various aspects about the latest FBI recruits are teased out from episode to episode, with clues interspersed in between the two timelines that we follow week in and week out. In the present, Alex...
