I hadn’t seen Pee-wee’s Big Adventure since it first came to home video in 1986. Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee wasn’t on my radar before that, it was all very much Back to the Future and Miami Vice for me. So when I was introduced to it one night, I found myself laughing aloud, hugely enjoying…
Author: TD Rideout
Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – The Siege: Part 1, and Part 2
Martin Gero launches the first part of the season finale, The Siege: Part 1, which was first broadcast on 18 March, 2005. The Wraith hiveships and darts are drawing close now, and everyone is aware that they are the line between the attackers and the Wraith’s new goal, reaching Earth, which would be a new…
Northern Exposure (1994/1995) – Realpolitik, and The Great Mushroom
Cicely has a new mayor, and a woman in authority is a huge turn on for Chris (John Corbett), and he finds himself very attracted to… Maggie (Janine Turner). How is he going to handle it? In that usual Chris way, he shows up at her door, with hopes to romance her. And that’s not…
Never Flinch (2025) – Stephen King
I love the character of Holly Gibney, so anytime King wants to put her in another story, I’m there for it. And he did just that with Never Flinch. And if Holly is there, you know some of her friends will be around – Barbara, Jerome, Izzy. Holly, and the readers, soon find themselves dealing…
Stargate SG-1 (2005) – Moebius: Part 1, and Part 2
The season eight finale for Stargate SG-1 is an enjoyable two part romp. Seeing as the Replicators have been taken care of, and the Goa’uld system lords are nicely crippled, however will the season end? Part 1 of Moebius first aired on 18 March, 2005. The episode features a teleplay by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul…
The King’s Man (2021) – Matthew Vaughn
The third entry in the KingsMan series, all of which have been directed by Matthew Vaughn, is a prequel to the rest of the series. It shows how the KingsMan agency came to be, what caused it, and how it grew its network of information and agents. Sounds great. Then you throw in Ralph Fiennes,…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – Matthew Vaughn
I greatly enjoyed the Kingsman when I first saw it. It was this perfect blend of Bond films with comic book level violence and lots of swearing. It wasn’t afraid to have fun with its concept, and remind the world that these style of movies are just supposed to be fun. The sequel, Kingsman: The…
Farscape (2002) – John Quixote, and I Shrink Therefore I Am
Ben Browder pens John Quixote, an incredibly far out episode with lots of great visuals. While Sikozu (Raelee Hill) may or may not have helped Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) escape his holding cell on Moya, Crichton (Browder) and Chiana (Gigi Edgley) find themselves trapped in inside a game, while heading back to the leviathan in a…
The Accountant 2 (2025) – Gavin O’Connor
I quite enjoyed The Accountant, which I didn’t think I would originally, and it had the added bonus of having Anna Kendrick in it. I liked the way Ben Affleck brought Chris’ autism to life, and the way he played it. And while Anna Kendrick isn’t in this one, Affleck’s Chris gets more time with…
Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Letters from Pegasus, and The Gift
With the Wraith hive ships still two weeks away, the Atlantis Expedition is working on plans to fight and survive. And McKay (David Hewlett) has an idea about sending a message back to Earth through the stargate. Written by Carl Binder, with excerpts by Jill E. Blotevogel, Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright, Peter DeLuise, Martin…
The Mind Reels 