I say it every time I write about one of his films, but man, I love watching Robert Redford movies. He made his performances seem so effortless and so real. This time out, he takes a bit of a dig a politics, as he takes on the role of Bill McKay, son of former governor,…
Back to School (1986) – Alan Metter
Some of this one works really well, though the father-son themes and arcs getting lost under the comedy. The things that work, and the things that don’t work all come down to the same person, Rodney Dangerfield, the film’s star. First and foremost he’s a comedian and not an actor, and that is readily apparent…
Smallville (2007) – Justice, and Labyrinth
Steven S. DeKnight wrote and directed Justice, which first debuted on 18 January, 2007. It’s a big one, and the Justice in the title refers specifically to the coming together of a team of super-powered allies to put a stop to Lex’s (Michael Rosenbaum) now active Level 33.1. Oliver (Justin Hartley) recruits Clark’s (Tom Welling)…
Star Trek: #29 – The Trouble with Bearclaw (1986)
Tony Isabella wrote The Trouble with Bearclaw, issue 29 in DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series. Tom Sutton continues to deliver fantastic pencils, while Ricardo Villagran does the inks. The series to date has heartily embraced canon, and continues to tie itself to established continuity. And that makes for fun reading. That being said, Bearclaw……
Three Days of the Condor (1975) – Sydney Pollack
Man, I just enjoy Robert Redford’s work, so I figured it was time for a rewatch of this conspiracy thriller classic. Redford plays Turner, a CIA analyst, whose assignment is to scan books and find plans, dirty tricks, and other ideas that may have been used in ops, or that they can use. He’s written…
Battlestar Galactica (2009) – No Exit, and Deadlock
No Exit was first broadcast on 13 February, 2009. Written by Ryan Mottesheard, it gives us a brand new intro and also shows us Ellen’s (Kate Vernon) death at Tigh’s (Michael Hogan) hands and her rebirth and discovery that she’s a Cylon. She’s the First, she ‘created’ the other models. Anders (Michael Trucco) is under…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2023) – Twovix, I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee, and In The Cradle of Vexilon
Season four of Lower Decks got underway on 7 September, 2023 with Twovix. Written by showrunner and creator Mike McMahan, this one, obviously, is going to make a comment on the controversial Tuvix episode of Voyager. And for deep cuts, there’s a visual reference to Threshold, Freeman (Dawn Lewis) investigates Janeway’s decision from the Tuvix…
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Doomsday World (1990) – Carmen Carter, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, and Robert Greenberger
It’s been awhile since I dug into a TNG novel, as I continue to work my way through the Pocket Book series of books. Still, since I recognized a couple of the authors’ names, I figured I was in fairly good hands. Set during season three, Doomsday World just seems fairly rote and doesn’t do…
Battlestar Galactica (2009) – The Oath, and Blood On the Scales
Written by Mark Verheiden, The Oath debuted on 30 January, 2009. It also shows us that Gaeta (Alessandro Juliani) is going to be a real problem. When a number of the ships in the fleet refuse to let Cylon engineers board them to update their engines, Adama (Edward James Olmos) has had enough. He threatens…
The Bad News in Breaking Training (1977) – Michael Pressman
The Bad News in Breaking Training is the first of two sequels to the 70s classic. Both Walter Matthau and Tatum O’Neal are obviously missing, but they also mention Japan very early on, so the third film was already being prepped. This time out, the Bears are supposed to head to Texas to play in…
