Reporters and reporting
'80s Nostalgia? M-M-Max Headroom Is Now On DVD.
The futuristic ABC series, starring Matt Frewer as an eerily human computer-generated television host, aired for only two seasons -- but became a pop culture phenomenon. Critic David Bianculli says he's happy the series is finally out on DVD but wishes he could see even more.
Vast Conspiracies, Just Waiting To Be Exposed
Critic David Edelstein says the new newspapers-and-politicos thriller is stuck in the 1970s — but don't expect All the President's Men. This is one Beltway time bomb that never explodes.
There Are Worse Ways to Spend an Evening.
Guest film critic John Powers reviews "Up Close and Personal" the new film starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford.