M. Willis wrote We’ll Always Have Tom Paris which first aired on 26 August, 2021. The episode features the return of Robert Duncan McNeill not only as Voyager’s Tom Paris, but he also played Nick Locarno from TNG as well, important? We’ll find out. There are tons of Voyager nods, from episode references to music…
Inside of a Dog (Revised Ed. 2025) – Alexandra Horowitz
I have always loved dogs. I feel I have an affinity for them, and they me. In a room filled with people, I’m going to look for a dog to hang out with. And though we anthropomorphize our furry companions, they aren’t human. They see and know the world in a different way than we…
Battlestar Galactica (2006/2007) – The Eye of Jupiter, and Rapture
The Eye of Jupiter was the last episode broadcast in 2006, first airing on 15 December. It was written by Mark Verheiden. The Galactica and the fleet having survived the passage is harvesting the algae (full of protein) on the planet they’ve reached to replenish their dwindling food stores. Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Starbuck (Katee…
Spies Like Us (1985) – John Landis
Wow, my friends and I watched this movie so many times throughout my teen years; it is now inextricably tied to my youth, and no matter how many times we said it, we never got tired of the ‘dickfer’ joke. Filled with lots of great jokes and gags, the film puts Dan Akroyd and Chevy…
One Crazy Summer (1986) – Savage Steve Holland
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…
