Columns Archive
- Gorgeous visuals, charming characters fill Disney's 'Big Hero 6' (11/13/14)
- 'Fury' covers the same ground as other war movies (11/6/14)
- Murray finds his career-best role in 'St. Vincent' (10/31/14)
- My 'Odd' goodbye to working on the McCook stage (10/24/14)
- My 'Odd' goodbye to working on the McCook stage (10/23/14)
- Fall TV coverage: FOX aiming to keep their cool points (10/2/14)
- Fall TV coverage: CBS pins fall hopes on procedurals, NFL (9/25/14)
- Fall TV coverage: ABC's vets will have to carry the load (9/18/14)
- Read one, get one free: A double-feature of video reviews (8/21/14)
- A tribute to Robin Williams: a virtuoso, gone too soon (8/14/14)
- Characters the real marvels in Marvel's 'Guardians' (8/7/14)
- The best of 'Weird': Pop parodist has first No. 1 album (7/30/14)
- 'Tammy' tries too hard, burying a solid story (7/16/14)
- 'Jersey Boys' adaptation doesn't hit the right notes (7/9/14)
- Oscars: No pizza or Twitter-crashing selfies here, only some good picks (3/6/14)
- Skip one, see one; plus, a goodbye to a top filmmaker (2/27/14)
- Actor Hoffman's death a profound loss (2/6/14)
- Strong performances carry 'American Hustle' (1/30/14)
- Oscar picks: Best Picture contest will be one race to watch (1/23/14)
- 'Saving Mr. Banks': The story behind 'Poppins' (1/16/14)
- 'Nebraska': A good film, but not a great one (1/9/14)
- What else I said: My 2013 reviews (Part Three) (1/2/14)
- And I said that, too: My 2013 reviews (Part Two) (12/26/13)
- Yeah, I said it: My 2013 reviews (Part One) (12/19/13)
- 'Frozen' will melt your heart this winter (12/5/13)
- Flip over all the cards: The quiz show quiz answers (11/21/13)
- 'Thor' sequel improves some on the original (11/14/13)
- 'Last Vegas' full of missed opportunities (11/7/13)
- Movies to watch while hiding from the hordes (10/31/13)
- New Marvel action series worth watching (10/3/13)
- Emmy picks post-mortem: Same song, second verse in 2013 (9/27/13)
- My Emmy picks, my Emmy picks, where did I put those? (9/20/13)
- Another look: More late 2013 movies that have my attention (9/12/13)
- Looking ahead: Late 2013 releases (9/5/13)
- Happy birthday to me: Thinking about gifts, then and now (8/29/13)
- This-and-that: The $50m Batman; Hollywood's August problem (8/22/13)
- Rent this: 'Mud' an impressive piece of filmmaking (8/16/13)
- Goodbye, sister: Gone from my sight, but not from my heart (8/9/13)
- Looking for a Tuesday night movie? Try these (8/1/13)
- Talented cast makes 'Red 2' worth a look (7/25/13)
- It's been five years for this Gazetteer (7/18/13)
- Quiz answers, new ratings boxes and a zombie in love (7/3/13)
- Enroll the family in 'Monsters University' (6/27/13)
- 'Man of Steel' is solid, but not quite super (6/20/13)
- Lets get quizzical, quizzical (the TV version) (6/13/13)
- The lamentations of one TV theme song fan (6/6/13)
- A (second) first look at the networks' fall plans (5/30/13)
- A first look at the networks' fall plans (5/23/13)
- Here we go again (and I don't mind) (5/16/13)
- Iron Man vs. the dictionary (5/9/13)
- Robinson story re-told well in '42' (5/2/13)
- A review, some answers and a tribute (4/11/13)
- A little trivial gamesmanship (4/4/13)
- Video review: 'Les Miserables' suffers because of director's choice (3/28/13)
- Dilemma over 'Burt Wonderstone' conjures magical 'aid' (3/21/13)
- Missed opportunities steal from 'Identity Thief' (3/7/13)
- A post-mortem on my Oscar picks (2/28/13)
- A brush with greatness (for me, anyway) (2/21/13)
- Why they'll win -- and why they won't (2/14/13)
- Warm, humane movie deals smartly with tough issue (2/7/13)
- Cooking competition needs some seasoning (1/24/13)
- Picking through the Oscar noms (1/17/13)
- Comedy's length nearly wrecks it (1/10/13)
- That's what I said: A year in movie reviews (12/20/12)
- A few contenders: Movies I'm excited to see (12/13/12)
- Building a better Bond (12/5/12)
- A lively portrait of an American legend (11/29/12)
- These are a few of my favorite Bonds (11/21/12)
- 'Argo' is among the year's best (11/15/12)
- Plunk down your quarters for 'Wreck-It Ralph' (11/8/12)
- Making my move (11/1/12)
- Recent KFC ads not very appetizing (10/25/12)
- Send yourself to 'Send Me No Flowers' (10/18/12)
- Scoring my Emmy picks: How'd I do? (9/26/12)
- Fall TV preview: New comedies are a decidedly mixed bag (9/20/12)
- Fall TV preview: Two new dramas offer dark look into future (9/13/12)
- Clearing the decks for fall (9/6/12)
- Screams and yippee-ki-yays: an elegy for the late weekend movie (8/30/12)
- New 'Bourne' a slow starter (8/23/12)
- 'The Campaign' disappoints, despite some big laughs (8/16/12)
- Critics, viewers unhappy with NBC's Olympic tape-delay strategy (8/9/12)
- Primetime Emmy nominees: my best guesses (8/3/12)
- Was 'The Artist' worthy of the hype? (7/19/12)
- Memories of Saturday mornings (7/12/12)
- Pixar's latest is an entertaining fairy tale (7/4/12)
- New HBO drama starts strong, but doesn't stay focused (6/27/12)
- Maybe I should just read a book (6/21/12)
- More thoughts, musings, loose threads... (6/14/12)
- Dawson more than just a game show host (6/7/12)
- New series doesn't quite make beautiful music (5/31/12)
- 'The Avengers' is big -- and enjoyably nimble (5/24/12)
- Overstuffed 'Dark Shadows' doesn't hold together (5/17/12)
- The pilots I'd like to see (part two) (5/10/12)
- The pilots I'd like to see (part one) (5/3/12)
- In admiration of Dick Clark (4/26/12)
- The TV bubble: What's back, what might not be (4/19/12)
- Racy new sitcom also rather funny (4/12/12)
- Rating relaunches long-standing argument (4/5/12)
- Oh, the thoughts that I think that I thought (3/29/12)
- '21 Jump Street' is a fun surprise (3/22/12)
- Another early goodbye to a favorite (3/8/12)
- Oscar-winning 'Descendants' is a genuinely moving drama (3/1/12)
- 'The River' effectively scary TV (2/16/12)
- 'Smash' ambitious, entertaining look at Broadway (2/9/12)
- 'Luck' worthy of a big bet (2/2/12)
- Some Best Picture nominees not easy to see in a theater (1/27/12)
- 'Alcatraz' full of shadows, not much substance (1/19/12)
- Skip out on 'Work It' (1/13/12)
- Fourth 'Mission' the best of all (1/5/12)
- Downey makes new 'Holmes' worth seeing (12/28/11)
- My top 5 of 2011 (12/22/11)
- One last letter to Santa (12/15/11)
- What kind of movie fan is on your list? (12/9/11)
- 'The Muppets' is a triumphant return (12/1/11)
- Attention shoppers (11/23/11)
- Giving thanks (11/17/11)
- NBC launches 'Grimm' crime drama (11/11/11)
- Winners and losers so far this fall (11/3/11)
- Fairy tales come alive on 'Once Upon a Time' (10/27/11)
- Pair of new comedies fall flat (10/20/11)
- Trash becomes treasure in two differing sports movies (10/13/11)
- Two new comedies have divergent returns (10/6/11)
- Two new dramas fail to meet expectations (9/30/11)
- Trio of new fall sitcoms premiere (9/21/11)
- Emmy predictions, you heard it here first (9/15/11)
- Film festival workshop this Saturday morning (9/8/11)
- 'Our Idiot Brother' sweet but slight (9/1/11)
- Wishing for some new 'old' TV-on-DVD sets (8/25/11)
- Two shows I'm looking forward to - and two that I'm not (8/18/11)
- Audiences invited to area theatrical productions (8/10/11)
- Real cops vs. fake robbers on 'Take the Money and Run' (8/4/11)
- 2011 Emmy Awards: the actors (7/28/11)
- 2011 Emmy nominations: a first look (7/21/11)
- 'Horrible Bosses' a hilarious adult comedy (7/14/11)
- New USA series needs therapy (7/7/11)
- 'Cars 2' an improvement on the first model (7/1/11)
- New TNT drama could be among the best shows of 2011 (6/23/11)
- Pair of new summer shows premiering Tuesday (6/16/11)
- Several excellent titles released on DVD this week (6/9/11)
- Movie's anniversary sparks drive-in memory (6/2/11)
- More fall TV line-up previews (5/25/11)
- Networks will announce fall schedules next week (5/11/11)
- Remarkable, engrossing 'Speech' now on video (5/4/11)
- 'Incredibles' Blu-ray is just that (4/27/11)
- ABC saying goodbye to pair of long-running soaps (4/20/11)
- Fox, ABC roll out more midseason comedies (4/15/11)
- Oscar-nominated indie drama well worth seeing (4/6/11)
- Satellite radio channel offers classic programs (3/24/11)
- And now, a (bad) word from our sponsor... (3/17/11)
- ABC's 'Detroit 1-8-7' deserves better (3/9/11)
- New CBS crime thriller an unpleasant copy (3/2/11)
- Oscar night: my picks (2/24/11)
- Some more of my favorite things (2/17/11)
- 'Red Riding' resolution resolved (2/11/11)
- Some of my favorite TV and movies of 2010 -- in no particular order (2/11/11)
- New Fox crime drama pits cops against corruption (2/10/11)
- 'Mr. Sunshine' review: No more Mr. Nice Guy? (2/3/11)
- Legal drama, relationship comedy come off NBC's bench (1/27/11)
- New midseason TV: superheroes, jungle docs and a burger joint (1/20/11)
- My resolution? Actually watching some of the movies I buy (12/30/10)
- Candy or coal? What TV shows are getting in their stockings (12/30/10)
- ABC's Wednesday night comedy trio now 'must-watch' (12/30/10)
- Taking stock of some new fall shows (10/2/09)
- Fall TV preview: Dramas (9/4/09)
- Fall TV preview: Comedies (8/14/09)
- Summer TV: The good, the bad and the really, really bad (7/31/09)
- A little brother who isn't so little (6/26/09)
- From a son to his father on Father's Day (6/19/09)
- Pondering the 'Wearable Towel' (6/12/09)
- Summer TV: USA's 'Burn Notice' is back (6/5/09)
- I'm up for 'Up' (5/29/09)
- Upfronts and the long view (5/15/09)
- From a son to his mother for Mother's Day (5/8/09)
- Things I thought about while typing (5/1/09)
- Whose bubble is going to burst? (4/24/09)
- TCM marks 15 years (4/17/09)
- Two new cop shows: Are they arresting? (4/10/09)
- Don't discount the discount racks (3/27/09)
- Free video-on-demand box offered (3/6/09)
- 'The Simpsons' to run through 2011 (2/27/09)
- Is the 'Snuggie' the death of regular blankets? (2/20/09)
- Giving my first real Valentine's Day gift (2/13/09)
- Catching cold and catching up (2/6/09)
- Super Bowl Sunday: New American holiday? (1/30/09)
- 'Lost' is back, and it's about time (1/23/09)
- End of the road for analog, but first the potholes (1/9/09)
- Sesame Street -- Brought to you this year by the numbers 4 and 0 (1/2/09)
- Resolving resolution (12/26/08)
- One opinion on TV's best and worst of '08 (12/19/08)
- Leno's post- 'Tonight Show' move a sign of (prime) times to come? (12/12/08)
- Concert something to sing about (12/5/08)
- Thanks for the journey (11/28/08)
- 'Pushing Daisies' RIP (11/21/08)
- Will they have a Monopoly on board game films? (11/14/08)
- Election night 2008 -- or was it 3008? (11/7/08)
- '30 Rock' just hitting its stride (10/31/08)
- Palin's SNL appearance a big hit, but why? (10/24/08)
- Show is its own worst enemy (10/17/08)
- Test driving some imports (10/10/08)
- Survey says: The games networks play … (10/3/08)
- Emmy show will go down in history -- for all the wrong reasons (9/26/08)
- Emmys: Who oughta win (9/19/08)
- Returning network series have work cut out for them (9/12/08)
- New fall TV: Slim pickings around the dial (9/5/08)
- A still moment in the midst of a rush (8/29/08)
- What you (don't) see is what you (don't) get (8/22/08)
- Paris, when she bristles (8/15/08)
- What if they gave an Olympics and nobody watched? (8/8/08)
- What if they gave an Olympics and nobody watched? (8/8/08)
- A TV lover speaks without shame (8/1/08)
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