Logan Lucky is a hugely entertaining, and laugh-filled heist film. Something we should have come to expect knowing that Steven Soderbergh, who also delivered the Ocean’s Trilogy, is at the helm. There’s a lot of fun to be had with a great cast led by Channing Tatum. Tatum is John Denver-loving Jimmy Logan, a down…
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Blue Steel (1990) – Kathryn Bigelow
The fantastic Kathryn Bigelow directs Jamie Lee Curtis in this crisp, occasionally brutal thriller. Megan Turner (Curits) is a rookie cop, who on her first day on the job shoots and kills an armed thief (Tom Sizemore) in a supermarket showdown. When the thief’s weapon isn’t found at the scene, Turner finds herself suspended, and…
Farscape (2002) – What Was Lost: Part 2 – Resurrection, and Lava’s a Many Splendored Thing
What Was Lost: Part 2 – Resurrection picks up moments after the cliffhanger of the previous episode, with Crichton (Ben Browder) surviving his jump from the cliff, and rescued by a waterbound species. Reuniting with D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) and Sikozu (Raelee Hill) who reveal that he’s been exposed to Grayza’s (Rebecca Riggs) controlling pheromones. Now,…
The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop (2024) – Simon Ennis
The Hobby rolls a D20 for charm! Filmmaker Simon Ennis shows us the connections, the obsessions, and the passions that have sprung up around modern board games, and the people who play them. Traveling across Canada and the United States The Hobby introduces a cross-section of society and the way they can be their best…
Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Hot Zone, and Sanctuary
McKay (David Hewlett), Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks), and Zelenka (David Nykl) are leading a team of scientists through Atlantis to make sure everything is operational after the events of the storm. Unfortunately, two of the scientists seem to be infected with a virus that kills them! McKay orders a self-regulated quarantine, while they try to…
Northern Exposure (1994) – The Letter, and The Robe
The Letter has some nice Maggie (Janine Turner) stuff. It was written by Meredith Stiehm and debuted on 10 October, 1994. A letter she wrote at fifteen is finally opened, and she finds herself haunted (literally) by her past, and the life choices she thought she would have versus what she does have. There are…
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (2022) – Becky Chambers
I have to say, I love the writing of Becky Chambers. I have one more book to read written by her, and I already have it on hold at the library. There is so much hope, joy, wonder, and self-care in the narratives, that they feel like a salve for the soul. A Prayer for…
Stargate SG-1 (2005) – It’s Good to Be King, and Full Alert
When SG-1 learns of an imminent Goa’uld attack, O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) authorizes the team to go and rescue Harry Maybourne (Tom McBeath) from his exile. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie from a story they created with Michael Greenburg and Peter DeLuise, It’s Good to Be King first debuted on 4 February, 2005….
Deathtrap (1982) – Sidney Lumet
Ira Levin’s whip-smart stage play, Deathtrap, was adapted for the big-screen and saw Michael Caine square-off against Christopher Reeve in this captivating cat-and-mouse, twisting thriller. Micheal Caine is playwright, Sidney Bruhl. He’s just had his latest stage thriller flop on opening night. It’s his latest failure in a string of them. Things are exacerbated, when…
The Birdcage (1996) – Mike Nichols
I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out and having a great time with it in the company of my friends. I hadn’t seen it since until I decided to revisit it. And damn, if it not only still entertains, but that the politics are sadly still prevalent. Pairing Robin Williams…
The Mind Reels 