Season six got underway on 28 September, 2006. Zod, the season premiere was written by Steven S, DeKnight. Clark (Tom Welling) remains trapped in the Phantom Zone, Metropolis looks like a war zone with riots consuming the city, Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is possessed by Zod with Lana (Kristin Kreuk) at his side, Lois (Erica Durance)…
Star Trek: #24 – Double Blind (1986)
Double Blind, a two-part story, was written by Trek author Diane Duane, with the first part being found on comic spinners until March of 1986. DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series continued to feature pencils by Tom Sutton and inks by Ricardo Villagran. The cover was done by Jim Starlin. Duane had written a couple…
The Majestic (2001) – Frank Darabont
Somehow, this Frank Darabont movie has gotten by me for over twenty-some years. I greatly enjoy his work, and I had a friend in my video store days who adored this movie. So I guess I figured it was time to remedy that. As I settled in, I realized why I hadn’t seen this one…
Battlestar Galactica (2007) – Maelstrom, and The Son Also Rises
Maelstrom is a Starbuck (Katee Sachoff) heavy episode written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson. It first aired on 4 March, 2007. Adama (Edward James Olmos) has to consider grounding Starbuck as she seems increasingly on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her captivity by Leoben (Callum Keith Rennie) on New Caprica, her painting of…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) – The Spy Humongous, Where Pleasant Fountains Lie, and I, Excretus
The Spy Humongous debuted on 16 September, 2021. It was written by John Cochran. The Pakled situation is continuing to be a minor problem for the Federation. So the Cerritos and Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) are sent to work on negotiating a peace. Things are complicated by the arrival of a Pakled on the Cerritos…
Come Closer (2003) – Sara Gran
So good. So unnerving, and truly horrifying. Sara Gran’s novella does not overstay its welcome, but boy, does it get under you skin. This ended up being an exemplary horror story that wa over too quick, but damn if it didn’t unnerve me throughout. Told from the first person narrative, we are in Amanda’s mind…
Battlestar Galactica (2007) – A Day in the Life, and Dirty Hands
Written by Mark Verheiden, A Day in the Life first aired on 18 February, 2007. Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) and Cally (Nicki Clyne) are in serious trouble when they are trapped in an airlock. Adama (Edward James Olmos) finds himself reminiscing about his ex-wife, Carolanne (Lucinda Jenney) as their wedding anniversary arrives. Consequently, we get looks…
Mayday (2026) – John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh make a great pairing in this action buddy-comedy throwback that shows the 80s had that formula down pat. Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein Mayday is vastly entertaining. Reynolds, when he wants, can do a lot more than the one-note sarcastic charming guy, but that seems to work,…
Backrooms (2026) – Kane Parsons
I enjoyed exploring Kane Parsons Backrooms videos on YouTube, not to mention the whole mythology that has spread around it. There’s so much going on with it, and so much being projected onto it, as it is explored. Liminal spaces are creepy at the best of times, but to fall behind reality and to discover…
Smallville (2006) – Oracle, and Vessel
The penultimate episode of season five sees Clark (Tom Welling) celebrating his birthday, and receiving a ghostly visit from Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) who tells him that to become the man he has to be, and to save the world, he has to kill Lionel Luthor (John Glover). Oracle was written by Caroline Dries from…
