John Woo got the band back together for A Better Tomorrow II. Ho (Lung Ti) is offered an early parole if he helps investigate his former mentor, Lung Si (Dean Shek). He turns it down, until he learns his brother, Kit (Leslie Cheung), a police officer is involved in the investigation. Ho doesn’t believe Si…
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Stripes (1981) – Ivan Reitman
Bill Murray is charming and goofy in Stripes, but as has been pointed out the film is just a little too long, or, the last half hour could have been something different. The first two thirds of the film are fun and solid, though some of it is a little dated, and some of it…
Smallville (2002) – Heat, and Duplicity
The second episode of season two drops us right back into the freak-of-the-week cycle, while continuing to develop the overall character and mythology arcs. Heat first aired on 1 October, 2002 and was written by Mark Verheiden. Clark (Tom Welling) discovers his heat vision, which gets out of control pretty quickly, and hurts Lana (Kristin…
The Foreigner (2017) – Martin Campbell
Martin Campbell seems to be a hit or miss director, and you have to wonder if it’s his choice of projects. I love his work with the Bond franchise, and I quite enjoyed his take on Zorro. But I also remember how much I hated Vertical Limit and (of course) Green Lantern. Pairing him up…
Stargate: Atlantis (2007) – Vengeance, and First Strike
The penultimate episode of season three is setting things up for the season three finale. Written by Carl Binder, this episode debuted on 15 June, 2007. Remember the people who lived on the planet with the super-volcano? The Taranin. Well, the expedition has lost contact with their new settlement. So Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), McKay (David…
Star Trek: Siege in Superspace (1974)
Star Trek #22 from Gold Key Comics could be found on comic spinners for January 1974. It featured Gerry Boudreau as the writer, while Alberto Giolitti continued serving as artist, and George Wilson rendered another cover painting. The opening splash page promised a mission that would see the stalwart crew of the Enterprise dealing with…
Get Smart (1966) – The Greatest Spy on Earth, Island of the Darned, and Bronzefinger
Let’s all go to the circus! Agent 86, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) go undercover at the big top in The Greatest Spy on Earth. Written by Dee Caruso and Gerald Gardner, this episode was first broadcast on 19 November 1966. They are assigned to break a KAOS diamond smuggling ring that…
The Secret of Secrets (2025) – Dan Brown
Dan Brown sends his hero Robert Langdon off on another adventure with his latest novel, The Secret of Secrets. And I’m divided. I like the research and the information Brown is putting forth, it opens up a number of avenues for questions and research, but, the story doesn’t have the same punch and push as…
Stargate SG-1 (2007) – Dominion, and Unending
Here we go, the end run for Stargate SG-1. Dominion, the penultimate episode debuted on 15 June, 2007. It was written by Alan McCullough from a story by Alex Levine. With only two episodes left the series needs to wrap up character and narrative arcs, and that means we are going to see lots of…
Star Trek: The Mummies of Heitius VII (1973)
November 1973 saw the next issue (21) of Star Trek from Gold Key comics. It was writte by John David Warner, and featured art by Alberto Giolitti (which is getting more inline with the series by the issue) and featured a cover painting by George Wilson. Didn’t we just have a spooky story in the…
The Mind Reels 