Author: Joe George

Believe it or not, not everyone likes spending December listening to cheery songs and wrapping bright-colored packages. For some, the last month of the year means…

In most episodes of Star Trek and its various spin-offs, members of Starfleet approach the unknown not with a sense of fear but with hope and…

Star Trek. Frankenstein. Enter the Dragon. These names evoke memories of classic films and TV shows — works that have stood the test of time. What…

Who is Batman? Sometimes, he’s a lone vigilante of the night, a creature whose thirst for vengeance fills criminals with dread. Sometimes, he’s a member of…

In most cases, child actors face an occupational hazard in making movies. Not only do many screenwriters struggle to write believable children, making them too cute…

Movies were never bigger than they were in the 1980s. Action heroes such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had big muscles. Steven Spielberg’s films invoked…

According to an oft-misquoted line from author F. Scott Fitzgerald, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Literary scholars have argued time and again that…

When Gene Hackman retired after the 2004 flop Welcome to Mooseport, he left behind a body of work to rival that of any actor. From his…