J.J. Abrams Movie Reviews
Blog Posts That Mention J.J. Abrams
TV/Streaming
School Spinoff “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” Boldly Goes Through Growing Pains
January 15, 2026
Features
40 Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2026
January 2, 2026
TV/Streaming
Prime Video Has What Batman Fans Need in Caped Crusader
July 29, 2024
Features
The 10 Best Start-of-Summer-Movie-Season Films of the 21st Century
May 2, 2024
MZS
I Used to Hate The Phantom Menace, but I Didn’t Know How Good I Had It
February 20, 2024
Features
Short Films in Focus: The Oscar-Nominated Short Films of 2023
February 13, 2023
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: January 2023
January 30, 2023
TV/Streaming
Prime Video’s Night Sky is a Sentimental but Hollow Sci-fi Series
May 19, 2022
Features
When Art Doesn’t Age Well
March 8, 2021
Features
SDCC 2020: The Psychology of Star Trek vs. Star Wars
July 25, 2020
Features
Nausicaä Awakens: The Influence of Hayao Miyazaki on the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
April 14, 2020
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: April 2, 2020
April 1, 2020
Features
Max von Sydow: 1929-2020
March 10, 2020
TV/Streaming
Netflix’s Faith-Based Thriller Messiah Leads Viewers Astray
January 8, 2020
Festivals & Awards
Galaxy’s Edge, Panels, Argus Panox and More: Highlights from the 2019 Star Wars Celebration
April 18, 2019
Features
Star Wars, Episode IX Announces Title, Releases Trailer
April 12, 2019
Features
Why Mary Poppins Returns is Disney’s Best Reimagining to Date
December 20, 2018
TV/Streaming
Keep the Mission Going with Excellent 4K Releases of First Five Films
July 30, 2018
Features
RogerEbert.com and the Mission: Impossible Movies
July 25, 2018
Features
A Lit Fuse: The History of the Mission: Impossible Franchise
July 25, 2018
Features
Spy Music: The Evolution of the Mission: Impossible Theme
July 24, 2018
Features
Comic-Con 2018: A First-Look at Hulu’s New Stephen King Series, Castle Rock
July 23, 2018
Features
Star Trek: Discovery Returns to Series’ Musical Roots
February 13, 2018
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 3, 2016
November 3, 2016
Features
The Dance of the Lightsabers: Duels in the Original “Star Wars” Trilogy vs. the Prequels
August 30, 2016
Features
Arthur Hiller: 1923 – 2016
August 17, 2016
Features
Comic-Con 2016: The Indestructible Redshirt
July 24, 2016
Features
Comic-Con 2016: World Premiere of “Star Trek Beyond”
July 22, 2016
TV/Streaming
You Can Go Home Again: Netflix’s Wildly Entertaining “Stranger Things”
July 13, 2016
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: June 23, 2016
June 22, 2016
Features
Anton Yelchin: 1989-2016
June 19, 2016
Features
2016 Summer Movie Preview: A Four-Month, Blockbuster Festival, Part II
May 4, 2016
TV/Streaming
Blu-ray Review: “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”
April 4, 2016
Far Flungers
Star Wars Mythology 3.0
January 12, 2016
TV/Streaming
TV Review: USA’s Evasive “Colony” Occupies Familiar Territory
January 12, 2016
Features
“Star Wars” in South Africa: “The Force Awakens” in the Shadow of an Empire
January 6, 2016
Far Flungers
Plagiarizing “Star Wars”: The Problems with “The Force Awakens”
January 4, 2016
Features
Thumbnails 12/18/15
December 18, 2015
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2016 Completes Lineup with New Films from Werner Herzog, Kelly Reichardt and More
December 8, 2015
Features
Meet the Writers: Nick Allen
October 27, 2015
Features
The Final “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Trailer is Unleashed
October 20, 2015
Features
2015 Fall Movie Preview
September 3, 2015
Features
Marvel, Star Wars Highlights and More From D23
August 17, 2015
Festivals & Awards
Sincere Warmth, Unscripted Hilarity Abound as HFPA Gives Away $2M
August 14, 2015
Festivals & Awards
SDCC 2015: Sam Viviano of MAD Magazine
July 13, 2015
Features
Thumbnails 6/15/15
June 15, 2015
Features
Thumbnails 5/26/15
May 26, 2015
MZS
The Unloved, Part 16: The Ward
April 6, 2015
Features
Leonard Nimoy: 1931-2015
February 27, 2015
Features
Thumbnails 7/31/14
July 31, 2014
Features
Comic-Con 2014: Ships of the Line
July 28, 2014
Interviews
Interview: Dave Green and Teo Halm on “Earth to Echo”
June 29, 2014
MZS
“Don’t be an a–hole”: Richard Linklater talks about “Boyhood,” commitment, justice, and why he let convicted murderer Bernie Tiede live with him
May 19, 2014
Features
NBC Wants You to “Believe” While ABC Needs a “Resurrection”
March 7, 2014
Features
Time Shifting Redefines Ratings Success For Fox
November 13, 2013
Features
How Netflix Could Drive the Next Creative Evolution of Television
September 11, 2013
Features
“That’s not a plot hole. Allow me to explain.”
July 23, 2013
Features
Thumbnails 7/22/13
July 22, 2013
Features
War Machines: Summer Blockbusters, Drones, And The Future Of The Action Hero In An Age Of Robot Warfare
June 27, 2013
Features
Vulcan survivor’s guilt: Why J.J. Abrams should make Mr. Spock the hero of the new “Star Trek” franchise
May 23, 2013
Features
Free sample of Ebert Club Newsletter
April 9, 2013
Features
Public Edition #5
April 9, 2013
Roger Ebert
And what’s more, why no Shatner?
March 4, 2013
Scanners
David Simon: Damn right Omar is cool. Get over it.
December 14, 2012
Scanners
Super 8: Spielberg Lite
December 14, 2012
Scanners
Why the Enterprise matters (and the rest is anti-matter)
December 14, 2012
Scanners
Film Critic Keyboard Cat in the 23½ Century!(Or: “Play ’em off the bridge, KC!”)
December 14, 2012
TV/Streaming
A Master Emerges: Conrad Hall and “The Outer Limits”
December 14, 2012
TV/Streaming
The Captains: The Shat talks Trek
December 14, 2012
Movie Answer Man
You’re tuned to AM 2387: All Star Trek, all the time
December 14, 2012
Movie Answer Man
Virally targeting the audience
December 14, 2012
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