Lost in Translation

“The Last Contender” is a bittersweet story.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu isn’t an accurate adaptation of the video game; however, it does keep the beats from the game.

As a reboot, The Transporter Refueled adds to the character without skimping on what audiences are expecting.

Pacific Rim: The Black expands the setting, showing more of the world introduced in Pacific Rim and the effects of the kaiju invasion on people.

Watership Down, of course, is the story about a group of rabbits who search for a new home after their original warren is destroyed by men.

In 2016, Doctor Strange got his own film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The 2003 version of The Italian Job manges to be its own film while still being a remake.

BBC’s adaptation of Neuromancer should have been longer, but what it does keep stays faithful to the novel.

The series uses a different villain than seen in other X-Men adaptations, which makes for a refreshing change of pace.

One of the remakes, Spitting Image, may have been needed, a shot in the arm to handle current affairs.

What does help with the adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back is that the movie is personal.

There may be no going back to the old normal; if so, a new normal will be established through trial and error.

Time for the now traditional year-end wrap up with a look at the top ten movies of 2020.

“A Leap to Di For” is definitely made by fans who care about Quantum Leap, and the effort pays off.

Super-vehicles did happen and included shows like Automan and Viper for ground vehicles and Airwolf and Blue Thunder for helicopters.

Knight Rider may be the most remade series from the Eighties.

Continuing in the Remaking the Eighties miniseries, here's a look at an early attempt for an original superhero series, Misfits of Science.

A remake of Remington Steele is going to succeed or fail on the casting.

The pilot could be used with the same beats, with String holding Airwolf as collateral to force the Firm to find St-John.

The plot is simple enough; Mr. Bean has to accompany the painting, Whistler’s Mother, from the Royal National Gallery in London to its new home at the Grierson Art Gallery.