Apocalypto (2006) – Mel Gibson

DK Canada’s The Movie Book brings me a fantastic adventure film as the next title on the What Else to Watch list following its recommendation of Aguirre, The Wrath of God. And let’s be clear, no matter what one thinks of Mel Gibson, personally, one has to recognize he does have a talent for acting…

The New World (2005) – Terrence Malick

Terrence Malick brings his arthouse visual style to the tale of Pocahontas (Q’Orianka Kilcher) and Captain John Smith (Colin Farrell) in the next title on the What Else to Watch list in DK Canada’s The Movie Book, following its recommendation of Aguirre, The Wrath of God. Joining Kilcher and Farrell in the tale of the…

V – The Final Battle (1984) – Part Three

There’s a lot that needs to happen in this third and final part of V- The Final Battle, which first aired on 8 May, 1984. Brian Taggert and Craig Buck (as Faustus Buck) pen the teleplay from a story by series creator Kenneth Johnson (as Lillian Weezer), Buck, Diane Frolov and Peggy Goldman. Taking place…

Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965) – Freddie Francis

The last vampire title for me to cover before I move onto the next spooky section of DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies book is an anthology film that is filled with familiar names and faces. Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors boasts names like Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Christopher Lee, Micheal Gough, and Donald Sutherland….

Star Trek: Voyager (1996) -The Thaw, and Tuvix

Captain’s log: stardate unknown Joe Menosky pens this episode from a story by Richard Gadas. It first aired on 29 April, 1996. The Voyager, still continuing its homeward journey comes across a planet that seems to have suffered some disaster, but there are still life signs, from a group in stasis. Unfortunately, when an away…

Miami Vice (1987) – Down for the Count Part 1 & 2

We dive into a two-parter this week that sees John Diehl bowing out of the series, wanting to pursue other options, and leave an underwritten character, that of Larry Zito behind. Airing as two parts, unlike the series opener, and season two opener, Dick Wolf penned the teleplay from a story he created with John…

CBC’s Unspeakable Cast Chat

Premiering tomorrow on the CBC is Robert C. Cooper’s powerful miniseries, Unspeakable, which chronicles the rise of AIDs and Hepatitis C in Canada during the 80s, and the terrible tragedy that followed it. Sue and I were privileged enough to get to char with series creator Robert C. Cooper who is sharing his very personal…

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996) – The Muse, and For the Cause

Station log: stardate unknown Rene Echevarria writes the script for this episode form a story by Echevarria and Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It originally aired on 29 April, 1996. Honestly, I knew this one was gonna be a little bad. I think Lwaxanna Troi (Barrett Roddenberry) has overstayed her welcome as a character. This time she…

CBC’s Cavendish Cast Chat

The new comedy series with a eerie twist, Cavendish, debuts on CBC tomorrow night, and Sue and I were lucky enough to chat with series creators and stars, Mark Little and Adam Bush. Hilarity ensues, and we get a glimpse at the creativity and sense of fun that went into the creation of the series…

CBC’s Kim Convenience Cast Chat

The delightful, and iconic Canadian show, Kim’s Convenience returns tomorrow night for the premiere of its third season, and Sue and I were delighted to have some time to chat with Jean Yoon, Andrew Phung, Simu Liu and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee. The chat starts after I finish telling a story about my girlfriend’s son (he…