McCall (Edward Woodward) tries to saves the lives of a young girl, Mindy (Ellen Latzen) and her mother, Rebecca (mary-Joan Negro) from her abusive father, Joseph (Stephen Lang!) and her own imagination in Lullaby of Darkness. The episode was written by Coleman Luck and originally aired on 30 March, 1989. McCall is contacted by one…
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The Expanse (2020/2021) – Down and Out, and Tribes
Now that Inaros’ (Keon Alexander) attack on Earth and Mars has succeeded and the fallout begins for a number of characters. Down and Out was written by Matthew Rasmussen and first dropped on Prime on 30 December, 2020. While Naomi (Dominique Tipper) attempts to deal with Inaros, her son, Filip (Jasai Chase Owens) and her…
End of Watch (2016) – Stephen King
The final novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy, End of Watch, adds a bit of the supernatural flavour that King is known for as Brady Hartsfield, the Mercedes Killer from Mr. Mercedes returns for a final confrontation with retired police detective Hodges, his partner Holly Gibney, and their friend Jerome. The thread of material woven…
The Equalizer (1989) – Trial by Ordeal, and Silent Fury
A few years before Al Pacino declared the whole courtroom out of order, Robert McCall (Edward Woodward) got to do it in Trial by Ordeal. With an airdate of 1 March, 1989, the episode is actually a clip show. That statement can put a number of people off because clip shows can be really iffy,…
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) – Chris Palmer
Bat-fans, I have a new favourite animated Batman film. I loved The Long Halloween, Part One. Course I also loved the original graphic novel that it’s based on. Spreading the story over two parts, much like Warner Brothers Animation did with The Dark Knight Returns gives the characters, and the story room to breathe and…
About Time (2013) – Richard Curtis
Writer/director Richard Curtis brings together an all-star cast to deliver a time-travel tale that is frequently funny, emotionally poignant and a reminder that life is pretty beautiful and amazing if we remember to take the time to appreciate it, and all the little things it shows us. Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy star…
Hill Street Blues (1984) – Nichols From Heaven, and Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!
The hunt for the police killer continues as Goldblume (Joe Spano) continues to fill in at roll call (Micheal Conrad;s Esterhaus is said to be in the hospital), the rat problem continues, and an abused boy and his mother fear for the safety. Written by Dennis Cooper from a story by Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis,…
Skinamarink (2022) – Kyle Edward Ball
What could have been a descent into a childhood nightmarish dreamscape is frustratingly held back by a gimmick that overstays its welcome and leaves viewers struggling to grasp at any strands to form some kind of coherent narrative. With unusual camera angles that prevent the viewer from seeing anything of import or creating a context…
The Equalizer (1989) – The Visitation, and Past Imperfect
The Visitation boasts a solid guest cast this week, Leonardo Cimino, James Tolkan as the baddie, Ruger, and the wonderful Jenny Agutter as Lauren Demeter. Written by Robert Eisele this episode was first broadcast on 1 February, 1989. Ruger is an arms dealer, but his most recent deal goes wrong when a gun runner attempts…
The Expanse (2020) – Mother, and Gaugamela
Chrisjen (Shohreh Aghdashloo) is continuing her hunt for Inaros (Keon Alexander) from her place on Luna, and Naomi (Dominique Tipper) continues to look for her son, Filip (Jasai Chase Owens) in Mother. Written by Dan Nowak, this episode first dropped on 16 December, 2020. Naomi is able to have a brief conversation with Filip and…
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