Movie #15 of 2022: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) When I first saw this picture in theaters six years ago, I raved that it was “My favorite sort of prequel, that slots neatly into the existing continuity without the need for retconning AND enhances the viewer’s appreciation of certain elements in the original …
Continue reading “Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)”
TV #42 of 2022: Classic Doctor Who, season 3 Airing from 1965 to 1966, original Doctor William Hartnell’s last full year in the role marks a turbulent time for Doctor Who both off-screen and on-, as is perhaps best exemplified by the sheer volume of companion turnover: starting the season with Vicki and Steven and …
TV #41 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 7 Here’s my original review of this season from when it aired in 2017: “There are typically few real surprises this late into a show’s run, and although this particular show is still making me laugh, I’d probably be okay if it got canceled. I’ve always loved how …
TV #35 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 6 I’ve now reached the point of this Bob’s Burgers rewatch where I’m caught up with the seasons that I reviewed the first time I saw it, starting in 2016. So here’s what I wrote then, at somewhat less than my now-typical length: “I feel like Bob’s Burgers …
TV #29 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 5 Another strong year of Bob’s Burgers, albeit maybe a slight step down from the one before, if only because I don’t know that I’d include any of these individual episodes on an all-time favorites list. But they generally remain funny and confident explorations of characters, with the …
TV #23 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 4 After three seasons right on the cusp of greatness, I am willing to say that this fourth year of Bob’s Burgers has finally crossed that quality threshold for me. We have a few all-time classic installments like Fort Night and Christmas in the Car — a Halloween …
TV #20 of 2022: Classic Doctor Who, season 2 This sophomore season is the most complete of Doctor Who’s black-and-white runs, with only two episodes still missing, available as merely audio recordings and visual reconstructions today. Watching all this through finds a mixed bag overall, but there are a few highlights I’d particularly recommend to …
TV #16 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 3 This animated family sitcom has been getting better year over year, and this third season produces what I’d call its first all-time classic episode, Mother Daughter Laser Razor. No other half-hour in this run quite matches that one’s fantastic blend of action, comedy, and character growth, but …
TV #13 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 2 It’s hard to adequately judge a nine-episode run of a half-hour animated comedy, but with the exception of maybe the Goonies-homage premiere I don’t think any of these sophomore installments stands out as a classic of the program, and the writers are clearly still fiddling with the …
TV #9 of 2022: Bob’s Burgers, season 1 The 2011 launch to this animated family series is generally charming and funny, yet it doesn’t quite feel fully-formed, especially from a rewatch perspective. (I dropped the show from my regular viewing roster at some point, but I know I’ve seen at least the first nine seasons.) …
The Lesser Joke: book reviews and more