Spy craft: Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ is a blast in the past
The series, which debuted its first two episodes on Jan. 6, is great fun. It’s stylish, snappy, often humorous, and everything I’d hoped the often-bland Agents of S.H.I.EL.D. would be.
What we’re watching: 2015 TV preview
With the 2014 television season behind us, it’s now time to look ahead to what we’ll be watching in 2015. list. So set your DVR, update your queue, steal your parents’ HBO Go password, and get ready for The TPC’s 2015 TV Preview.
Space oddity: Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ is a cosmic success
By JIM SABATASO | STAFF [A version of this review appears in an edition of the Rutland Reader.] Guardians of the Galaxy was Marvel’s big gambit. A departure from the familiar faces of the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D., the film tests the waters to see just how far out audiences are willing to let the Marvel Cinematic…
X-Men: Days of Future Past saves the franchise from the darkest timeline — just barely
By JIM SABATASO | STAFF The X-Men have a long history of tampering with the past to create a better future. It’s an apt metaphor for what director Bryan Singer’s sets out to do in X-Men: Days of Future Past. However, as the merry band of mutants has often learned, results may vary. As a…
Meanwhile, in Rutland… A pop-culture inventory of Vermont’s most astonishing city
By JIM SABATASO | WRITER [A version of this story appeared in the May 14, 2014, edition of the Rutland Reader] Rutland, Vermont! — A sleepy town with a proud history. Once home to the trains of industry and deep quarries of fortune, it’s hills and valleys are still a paradise for adventure seekers and…
The Plaid Crew 