Last week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was a time-travel story (mild spoilers) featuring La’An Noonien-Singh and James T....

Of this writing I am about to take our girls to see Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. But today’s column is not about that film. Or...

I saw the above on Facebook and it cracked me up. I took music theory classes in college but it never came easily to me. In case you...

HBO’s documentaries are consistently strong and the new one, Being Mary Tyler Moore, is excellent. I was going to write, “I always liked...

Yesterday (June 26) was Dave Grusin’s 89th birthday—happy birthday to one of the all-time greats! I got into Grusin later than I did...

This is a weird one. I’ve enjoyed all of Damien Chazelle’s movies. He’s the real deal! But this one had all the makings of a “passion...

I guess The Flash is a bomb? I don’t really keep up with these things. Here’s an analysis from Variety. I have no interest in seeing this...

Star Trek: Prodigy has been canceled by Paramount+ in a huge shock to Trekkies (and the industry), although that doesn’t mean it won’t...

I went to see a movie in a theater for the first time since before the pandemic. I took the kids to see The Little Mermaid, which they...

James Horner died in a single-occupant plane crash eight years ago today, June 22, 2015. He was only 61. Such a gifted artist—and so...

Today (6/21) is the first day of summer—and the birthday of the one and only Lalo Schifrin. I was reminded of this by a post from Robert...

Black Mirror is back on Netflix with a sixth season of five episodes. I watched the third (and longest) episode, “Beyond the Sea,” which...

I’m a big Sam Esmail fan. I loved Mr. Robot and the first season of Homecoming. Even when Mr. Robot played tricks that I don’t think a...

My kids have already surprised me with some fun cards and activities. Enjoy!

I enjoyed reading this new interview with Harrison Ford from The Hollywood Reporter. I’ve never met him and probably never will. But he...

The Goldsmith Companion Kickstarter finished at a whopping $171.207. I am so happy for the author and publisher—and all of you, who will...

The Kickstarter for Jeff Bond’s two-volume Jerry Goldsmith Companion books ends tonight at 11:59PM Pacific time, Thursday, June 15, 2023....

The great Marvel Comics artist—a legend, really—John Romita, Sr. has died at 93. There are obituaries all over the place. Here’s the one...

The Kickstarter campaign for Jerry Bond’s Jerry Goldsmith Companion two-volume book is in the final 72 hours. It ends at 11:59PM,...

I recently discovered Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You Podcast. Rosenbaum is best-known for playing Lex Luthor on Smallville, but he’s a...

I watched Avatar: The Way of Water now that it has landed on Disney+. I am not up to the task of an Avatar deep dive (excuse the pun),...

I finally watched Tár and loved it. This isn’t a movie review...I don’t know what I can really add to the conversation, except to say...

So, anything interesting in the news? Crazy times. I watched Gaslit, the STARZ drama about the 1970s Republican administration’s scandals...

Farewell to Astrud Gilberto, the one-of-a-kind Brazilian singer with the unique voice. By the time I was a kid, “The Girl From Ipanema”...