Scott Gold, Author at Book and Film Globe

A Good ‘Bad Batch’

June 3, 2021June 10, 2021 Scott Gold 0 Comments Bad Batch, Clone Wars, Dave Filoni, Disney Plus, Mandalorian, Star Wars

The newest Star Wars animated series offers thrilling adventures in clone babysitting

The Stand

FICTION TELEVISION

‘The Stand’ Doesn’t Deliver

January 14, 2021January 19, 2021 Scott Gold 1 Comment Alexander Skarsgard, Gary Sinise, Heather Graham, James Marsden, Jovan Adepo, Molly Ringwald, Odessa Young, Owen Teague, Randall Flagg, Rob Lowe, Stephen King, The Stand, Whoopi Goldberg

‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ is absent in CBS All Access reboot of Stephen King’s apocalypse saga. So is linear narrative.

Baby Yoda

Baby Yoda, Genocidal Monster

November 13, 2020November 17, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Baby Yoda, eggs, Frog Lady, The Mandalorian

A controversy has erupted after TV’s cutest character ate some frog’s eggs

Mandalorian

FILM TELEVISION

On Second Thought, Season Two of ‘The Mandalorian’ is Good

November 5, 2020November 11, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Baby Yoda, Boba Fest, George Lucas, Jon Favreau, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Timothy Olyphant

The good, the bad, and the ugly space monster

Raised By Wolves

Bleak New World

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Raised by Wolves, Ridley Scott

‘Raised By Wolves’ gives us space travel, monsters, androids, and a grim sci-fi pioneer story that you won’t want to miss

Dune

‘Dune’ is the Mind-Killer

September 10, 2020September 15, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Charlotte Rampling, David Lynch, Denis Villenueve, Dune, Frank Herbert, Hans Zimmer, Josh Brolin, Kyle MacLachlan, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya

The Sleeper has awakened! (again): A lifelong ‘Dune’ fanboy on the new trailer for Denis Villenueve’s psychedelic space epic

Devs

‘Devs’ and ‘Altered Carbon’ Bring Back the Cyberpunk

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Altered Carbon, Anthony Mackie, Devs, Joel Kinnaman, Nick Offerman, Takeshi Kovacs

The spirit of the 90s is alive in 2020

FILM TELEVISION

I, For One, Welcome Our New Mouse Overlords

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Scott Gold 0 Comments Aristocats, Baby Yoda, Disney, Don Knotts, Muppets, Simpsons, The Mandalorian

One Month of Disney+, Reviewed

Last Night I Dreamt of Mandalore Again

November 19, 2019December 1, 2019 Scott Gold 0 Comments Jon Favreau, Mandalorian, Nick Nolte, Pedro Pascal, Star Wars, Taika Waititi, Werner Herzog

‘The Mandalorian’: A Star Wars Spaghetti Space Western (With a Baby Yoda!)

It’s All Good

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Scott Gold 0 Comments Adam Scott, D'Arcy Carden, Jameela Jamil, Kristen Bell, Manny Jacinto, Ted Danson, The Good Place, William Harper Jackson

TV’s Best Show About Moral Philosophy, Cosmological Adventure, and the Enduring Hilarity of Fart Jokes Returns for a Final Season

Netflix TELEVISION

Fear the Skeksis

September 5, 2019 Scott Gold 0 Comments Age Of Resistance, Ana Taylor-Joy, Awkwafina, Dark Crystal, Gelfling, Harvey Fierrstein, Helena Bonham Carter, Keegan Michael Key, Mark Hamill, Simon Pegg, Skeksis, Taron Egerton, Thra

‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’ Creates Beautiful New Nightmares