‘Star Trek: Generations’ Not as Good as I Remembered
Way back in 1992, when pop culture was regaining its footing after the post-1980s hangover, I recall a friend telling me that another Star Trek movie…
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Why Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is My Favorite Trek Film
At the end of our previous Star Trek movie review, I made the bold claim that one of the best films in the whole franchise…
‘Star Trek V: The Final Frontier’ Isn’t Quite as Blasphemous as I Recall
We are now deep into the point in the Star Trek film series when the principle actors started getting behind the camera. The move…
Retro Review: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is Totally 80s’ed Out
After the two-part tour de force of The Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock, the challenge of producing a fourth film to top the second…
Star Trek III: The Second-Part of the Best Space Adventure Ever Put to Film
The Star Trek film franchise has a long and storied history. But few installments in this venerable series are as controversial and misunderstood as Star…
Why Star Trek II is the Best Sequel to Any First Film in Any Genre
Following the critical disappointment of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the franchise’s fate was up in the air. Legend has it that after attending the…
Retro Review: Why ‘Star Trek the Motion Picture’ is Not That Bad
There’s no question about what the best Star Trek movie is. But debate rages over which is the worst. Surprisingly for a long-running Hollywood franchise,…
This is What Anti-A.I. Astroturfing Looks Like
As I mentioned last time, the upsurge in anti-A.I. art sentiment doesn’t seem entirely organic to me. People had been talking about art algorithms…
The Great A.I. Art Debate Continues
As you read this post, a debate is raging on author Twitter about A.I.-generated book covers. Some are hailing these art algorithms as the…
When a Professional Ghostwriter Tested Out an A.I. Writing Program
The same eggheads who said the internet would end censorship, Bitcoin would end state coercion, and Google thermostats would end global warming have also…