Smallville (2002) – Kinetic, and Zero

Kinetic was written by Philip Levens and first debuted on 26 February, 2002. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are at the Luthor Mansion for an interview. But things go badly when a local gang, who have the ability to phase through walls show up to rob the place. And because…

Frailty (2001) – Bill Paxton

I miss Bill Paxton. Sure, I never actually got to meet the man, but I loved his work. And It has been forever since I watched his film Frailty, so why not a revisit? Damn, this one is still a solid film. Mr. Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) comes to see FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe)….

Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – Phantoms, and The Return: Part 1

Carl Binder wrote Phantoms that first aired on 15 September, 2006. Hallucinations seem to be running rampant through offworld teams. What’s causing them? What are they? Can it be stopped? Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) leads his team, along with Dr. Beckett (Paul McGillion) to follow up on a team that has missed its check-in. But things…

Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Company of Thieves, and The Quest: Part 1

The Odyssey has been hijacked by the Lucian Alliance and one of its leaders Anateo (Rudolf Martin). To get it back, Mitchell (Ben Browder) and the team are going to have to go undercover and join a Company of Thieves. First airing on 15 September, 2006, this episode was written by Alan McCullough. Carter (Amanda…

A Bridge Too Far (1977) – Richard Attenborough

A Bridge Too Far is a solid and amazing film. It also suffers from the time it was made, and the films that followed it. It’s packed with big names. It is literally an all-star cast in a way that doesn’t happen anymore. All of them working to bring the story of Operation Market Garden…

The Great Train Robbery (1978) – Micheal Crichton

Michael Crichton writes and directs The Great Train Robbery and invites Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down along for the ride. Not quite a romp, the film is definitely an entertaining heist film, resting easily on Connery’s charm, and Sutherland turning in a wonderfully goofy performance. It’s England, in the 1850s. Connery plays Pierce,…

Smallville (2002) – Hug, and Leech

Hug is another freak of the week episode. This one debuted on 5 February, 2002. It was written by Doris Egan. We are introduced to Bob Rickman (Rick Peters) a conniving businessman who has his eyes set on Smallville. And there may be no one to stop him, because he has a strange ability to…

Never Cry Wolf (1983) – Carroll Ballard

Charles Martin Smith plays Farley Mowat, in Carroll Ballard’s adaptation of Mowat’s classic novel, Never Cry Wolf. A book that actually changed the way we viewed wolves. Mowat is a government researcher, and he’s got his assignment. Head north, like way north, and dig into the ahem menace that wolves pose to the environment, particularly…

Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – Common Ground, and McKay and Mrs. Miller

Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) has his hands full in Common Ground. Written by Ken Cuperus, this episode was first broadcast on 25 August, 2006. Sheppard is not only captured by the Genii and Kolya (Robert Davi), but finds himself imprisoned alongside a Wraith (Christopher Heyerdahl). Capturing Sheppard is only the first step in Kolya’s plans. Ladon…