Music and technology have always gone hand in hand—and the explosive flowering of music as an art form in the last century is also the story of the explosive growth …
An icon of modern British culture and the longest-running science-fiction TV show in history, Doctor Who has never been more popular than it is today, thanks to producer Russell T. Davies, whose …
Originally published on msnbc.com June 5, 2009, in advance of the Will Ferrell movie Land of the Lost, based on the 1970s TV show. It’s no longer online there, so …
Originally published on msnbc.com May 4, 2009, in advance of the J.J. Abrams-directed reboot Star Trek movie. It’s no longer online there, so I’ve reposted it in full here. “Star …
Originally published on msnbc.com July 23, 2007, in advance of the Simpsons movie appearing in theaters. It’s no longer online there, so I’ve reposted it in full here. “The Simpsons” …
DVD review published in Request Magazine, November/December 2002 issue. A crazed blend of the Three Stooges, Tex Avery cartoons and Monty Python, this English series smashed sitcom conventions, mixing potty …
DVD review published in Request Magazine, September/October 2002 issue. Whether you have an intellectual interest in palaeontology or you just think dinosaurs are super-cool, this coproduction of the BBC and …
DVD review published in Request Magazine, May/June 2002 issue. Fans of this Nickelodeon kids’ toon will find this five-episode set to be highly, er, absorbing. Our hero is a high-spirited …