I loved this movie from the fist moment I saw it on video back in the 80s. And then when I worked in a video store, this is one that we threw on in the background and would say all the dialogue to, and crank the 80s tunes when they played. It’s just fun. And…
Author: TD Rideout
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Midway, and The Kindred: Part 1
Teal’c (Christopher Judge) makes an appearance in Midway. Written by Carl Binder, this episode first debuted on 15 February, 2008. An IOA representative, Coolidge (Rob LaBelle) is conducting interviews back at Stargate Command. The IOA wants to make sure that anyone involved in the Stargate program, on Earth or in the Pegasus Galaxy can be…
Get Smart (1967) – How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying, Appointment in Sahara, and Pussycats Galore
Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) wants to defect to CONTROL and leave KAOS behind in How to Succeed in the Spy Business Without Really Trying. Written by Mike Marmer this episode first aired on 11 March, 1967. Can he be trusted? He convinces the Chief (Edward Platt) that KAOS is going to launch an attack on Fort…
King Sorrow (2025) – Joe Hill
Joe Hill delivers an epic Faustian novel with King Sorrow. A tale that spans decades, Hill entertains and horrifies as he guides seven friends through a terrible deal that they have made with an unnatural creature, a murderous dragon from the Long Dark. Yes, a dragon, set in the modern world. Sounds kind of iffy,…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Outcast, and Trio
Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) journeys home to Earth for his father’s funeral in Outcast. Written by Alan McCullough from a story created by Flanigan, the episode debuted on 1 February, 2008. On Earth, Sheppard is joined by Ronon (Jason Momoa) and they are approached by Ava Dixon (Emma Lahana), who knows all about the Stargate, the…
Star Trek: The Final Truth (1975)
July 1975 brought Gold Key’s issue 31 of their Star Trek comic. The Final Truth was written by John Warner, had art by Alberto Giolitti, and another cover painting by George Wilson. The splash page hints at a philosophical bent to the universe while showing an Enterprise landing party being attacked and told they will…
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) – Tony Scott
Tony Scott updated the gritty 1974 classic, The Taking of Pelham 123 with his signature style, and introduced it to the 21st century. Featuring his signature editing, camera work and saturated colors, Pelham rockets along, resting easily on the shoulders of the film’s two leads, Denzel Washington, and John Travolta. Washington plays Walter Garber, a…
Dangerous Animals (2025) – Sean Byrne
Jai Courtney is chewing all the scenery in a wonderfully over-the-top performance in Dangerous Animals. In it, he plays Bruce Tucker, a psychopathic serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon. Set in Australia, Tucker runs a tour boat that takes people swimming with sharks. When he chooses his victims, he chums, and then hooks…
Smallville (2002/2003) – Skinwalker, and Visage
Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders wrote the teleplay for Skinwalker from a story by Mark D. Warshaw and the episode first debuted on 26 November, 2002. After tumbling into an underground cave system, Clark (Tom Welling) meets Kyla Willowbrook (Amara Zaragoza). There’s a chemistry between the two immediately, and she believes that he may of…
Enemy of the State (1998) – Tony Scott
There’s still a couple of Tony Scott films that I haven’t written about, and I’ll be honest, I hadn’t seen Enemy of the State since it hit video back in the day. I don’t remember what I thought of it at the time, which means I probably didn’t care for it. So what did I…
The Mind Reels 