There’s always time for some Canadiana at TIFF, and The Stunt Driver delivers it fantastically with lots of humour and great performances, and explores a small but fascinating corner of Canadian pop culture history that I had no clue about. In the late 70s, it seems everyone knew who Evel Knievel (Ben Foster) was. Heck,…
TIFF ’26: Coward dir. Lukas Dhont
Instead of retreading antiwar themes so brilliantly evoked in films like All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, 1979, and 2022) Lukas Dhont’s third feature film delivers a poignant character film that explores hope, love, the horrors of war and the shattering of youth and the illusions they hold for their lives. Pierre (Emmanuel Macchia)…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Collaborators, and Torn
First airing on 27 October, 2006, Collaborators, written by Mark Verheiden, this episode starts dealing with the repercussions of the Cylon occupation. The fleet is mostly back together, though there have been losses, and there are those who are seeking revenge against the people who collaborated with the Cylon forces. They are known as The…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Much Ado About Boimler, Veritas, and Crisis Point
Much Ado About Boimler was written by M. Willis and was first broadcast on 17 September, 2020. Boimler (Jack Quaid) is sent to a medical starship to be taken to somewhere known as the Farm, run by Division 14, when he is suddenly out of phase (transporter accident, of course). Boy, is he in for…
The Exorcist’s House (2022) – Nick Roberts
Nick Roberts’ The Exorcist’s House is a fun idea, and it’s filled with little nods to the genre and the tropes, particularly William Peter Blatty’s original novel The Exorcist. But for all that, it seems to be a popcorn horror book. It’s fun, though some of it feels like it goes a little too far…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Exodus: Part 1, and Part 2
Exodus Part 1 was written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, it debuted on 13 October, 2006. There is lots going on in this episode; it picks up moments before the previous episode ended. Cally (Nicki Clyne) avoids execution by the Cylons, but what about Zarek (Richard Hatch) and Roslin (Mary McDonnell)? We find out…
Send Help (2026) – Sam Raimi
Somehow I missed the fact that Sam Raimi directed this film. If I had known that Raimi was involved I think I would have moved this a little higher up on the list (not to mention a score by Danny Elfman as well!). Sure I was partially interested when I saw the casting of Rachel…
Hokum (2026) – Damian McCarthy
Wow did I love this one. It has also moved up McCarthy’s other films, Caveat and Oddity up on my To Watch list. This was a wonderful little horror movie that totally got under my skin and was just wonderfully creepy. It’s all mood, tone, and framing, and it works so well. Adam Scott plays…
Smallville (2006) – Cyborg, and Hypnotic
Looks like we’re introducing another familiar DC character to the Smallville-verse, Cyborg! First airing on 16 February, 2006, this episode was written by Caroline Dries. Victor Stone (Lee Thompson Young) is the victim of experiments by LuthorCorp, turning him into a cybernetic being, and Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) wants him back. But Victor has a new…
Star Trek: #20 – Giri (1985)
For issue 20 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series, which was on stands until November 1985, Wenonah Woods pens a Sulu story that saw Tom Sutton on pencils and Ricardo Villagran on inks. This will be the third issue exploring supporting character stories, which is good, I just hope it’s a solid tale. Let’s…
The Mind Reels 