Here we go, the penultimate episode of Stargate: Atlantis. Written and directed by Robert C. Cooper, Vegas first aired on 19 December, 2008. When another body turns up dead in Las Vegas, and a police detective is called in to investigate. John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan). What’s going on here? The bodies have strange chest wounds,…
Get Smart (1967/1968) – The Mysterious Dr. T, The King Lives?, and The Groovy Guru
I love when Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) shows up in Get Smart. I think he may be my favorite character. In The Mysterious Dr. T, CONTROL’s head scientist ends up dead, and Max (Don Adams) is surprised to learn he wasn’t the real brains behind the lab’s work. Instead it’s Dr. T (Peter Robbins). Max and…
The Shining (1977) – Stephen King
Like most horror fans, I’m a huge fan of Kubrick’s The Shining, an adaptation that King himself has sworn off. It’s become indelibly marked in pop culture. And is a fantastic piece of film making. I hadn’t read the original novel since I was in my late teens so I decided it was time for…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Infection, and Identity
With four episodes to go, things have to start ramping up and wrapping up right? Alan McCullough delivers Infection which first aired on 5 December, 2008. Trouble seems to be brewing when a Wraith cruiser arrives in orbit. But there is no communication coming from it at all. What’s going on? McKay (David Hewlett) finds…
Star Trek: Prophet of Peace (1976)
August of 1976 saw issue 39 of Gold Key Comic’s Star Trek series on comic spinners. Titled Prophet of Peace, it was written by Arnold Drake and featured art by Alden McWilliams and Jose Delbo, with yet another cover painting by George Wilson The splash page shows the aft section of the Enterprise as Kirk,…
Wolfs (2024) – Jon Watts
Jon Watts wrote and directed this crime thriller with buddy overtones that shines with the banter and chemistry with its two stars, George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The two leading men play fixers who are summoned to a hotel, Margaret’s (Amy Ryan, who I always delight in seeing, she’s wonderful) Man (Clooney) is summoned by…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) – Stuart Gillard
The third Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film was written by and directed by Stuart Gillard. While the source material has indeed had the turtles to feudal Japan, the subject matter was, once again, redesigned to be more kid-friendly. In fact, the turtles barely use their weapons through the course of the film as it would…
Smallville (2003) – Calling, and Exodus
We must be racing towards the season finale, because things are happening faster now. The Clark (Tom Welling) and Lana (Kristin Kreuk) relationship seems to finally be getting underway, which is good for both of them, YAY! Or is it? Following a passionate kiss, Lana is less than sure (or is she just scared?), but…
Black Bag (2025) – Steven Soderbergh
Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchettt star in this moody spy drama that let both actors shine, and explores the ins and outs of relationships, love and sex in a field where lying is just another day at the office. George (Fassbender) and Kathryn (Blanchett) are exemplary agents. They are married and there are secrets and…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Remnants, and Brain Storm
Remnants puts Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) into some serious trouble on the mainland. He’s gone along on a biological expedition because he found one of the scientists attractive. It’s too bad he finds the subject boring. But things escalate when he finds himself confronting… Kolya (Robert Davi)?! Aren’t you dead? On Atlantis, Woolsey (Robert Picardo) is…
The Mind Reels 