The mid-80s had Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer, and I saw both of them innumerable times on home video. They were just so much fun, and they completely matched with my sense of humour. I hadn’t watched One Crazy Summer in years, so it was definitely time for a revisit, and damn if…
Smallville (2006) – Mercy, and Fade
Lionel Luthor (John Glover) finds himself in a game of life-and-death when a masked perpetrator traps him in riddles and puzzles. Is it someone from Lionel’s past? He initially suspects Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) but who is it really? Mercy was written by Steven S. DeKnight and it debuted on 20 April, 2006. Lionel tries to…
Star Trek: #22 – Wolf on the Prowl (1986)
Tony Isabella writes a two-part story that brings back Redjac from Wolf in the Fold. The Wolf, issue 22 in DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series, was on shelves for January of 1986. It featured pencils by Tom Sutton and inks by Ricardo Villagran. Does the comic pull off a worthy successor to the classic…
The Sandlot (1993) – David Mickey Evans
I don’t remember this one in theatres, but when it came to home video, this thing was huge! It was a go-to film to play in the store, because it had great tunes and quotable dialogue, and it’s just so much fun. And I think the last time I saw it was probably sometime in…
TIFF ’26: Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple dir. Scot McFadyen, and Sam Dunn
I came to Rush later in life. During the 70s and 80s, I was definitely more of a pop kid (though Tom Sawyer seemed to permeate even the geek culture I was in), but when I found them- introduced to a co-worker who suggested 2112- I became a fan. I listened to all of their…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Unfinished Business (The Ronald D. Moore Version), and The Passage
The aired version of Unfinished Business was first broadcast on 1 December, 2006, and it was written by Michael Taylor. It’s Fight Night on Galactica. Anyone can step into the ring and call out anyone else, regardless of rank, as a way of venting frustrations. Intercut with these matches are flashbacks to the missing year…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020/2021) – No Small Parts, Strange Energies, and Kayshon, His Eyes Open
The first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks came to an end on 8 October, 2020 with No Small Parts. It was written by series creator Mike McMahan and it sees the crew take on a familiar enemy, and deliver lots of Trek deep trivia cuts. The weird toy from the 60s, The Spock Helmet…
From a Buick 8 (2002) – Stephen King
For some reason this Stephen King novel seems to keep slipping off my list, and I don’t know why. I stopped it sliding off this time, and dug into a creepy and fun novel that feels like it’s on the edge of other King stories without throwing you right in the middle of one. It’s…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – A Measure of Salvation, and Hero
Michael Angeli delivers the next part in the Cylon virus story with A Measure of Salvation, which first aired on 10 November, 2006. The Galactica and the fleet have joined the Raptor at the infected basestar. When they find some dying survivors aboard, Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Athena (Grace Park), along with their team, bring…
TIFF ’26: Half dir. Samjad
On paper this one sounded like a complete winner to me, and perfect Midnight Madness fare for which it was programmed at TIFF. A Curry Western with vampires, sign me up! I love the sound of it, we know there’s going to be blood and violence – its action sequences were choreographed by Very Tri…
The Mind Reels 