With the success of the first Turtles movie, things got kicked into high gear immediately for a sequel. Unfortunately, the second film lost some of the charm of the first movie and decided to go for a more silly, kid-friendly approach (something that would plague the third film as well). There are some change-ups in…
Smallville (2003) – Witness, and Accelerate
Mark Verheiden penned Witness that first aired on 29 April, 2003. Following an argument with Chloe (Allison Mack) about his obligations to the Torch, Clark (Tom Welling) witnesses a theft! A fellow student has broken into a LuthorCorp van and stolen something… and the van was carrying kryptonite! Clark decides to take action himself, sidestepping…
All That Jazz (1979) – Bob Fosse
Roy Scheider owns this movie. He definitely deserved the Oscar for which he was nominated, but didn’t win. He turns in a fantastic performance as Joe Gideon, an avatar for Fosse in this captivating tale. Gideon is a womanizer, a father, a choreographer, a director, a drinker, and an addict. He’s also sick. But he…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – The Lost Tribe, and Outsiders
The big mid-season story concludes with The Lost Tribe. And it picks up right where the previous episode ended. The Stargate room explodes as the gate blew up. Todd the Wraith (Christopher Heyerdahl) ha seized the Daedalus and is heading for Atlantis, and Daniel (Michael Shanks) and McKay (David Hewlett) have discovered that the device…
Get Smart (1967) – One of Our Olives is Missing, When Good Fellows Get Together, and Dr. Yes
Siegfried (Bernie Kopell) is back in One of Our Olives is Missing. And also along for the ride this time? Carol Burnett! She plays country singer Ozark Annie in this episode written by Jess Oppenheimer (the creator of I Love Lucy), who also served as the director. First premiering on 4 November, 1967, the story…
Strange Houses (2025) – Uketsu
I liked Uketsu’s first book, Strange Pictures, and I liked the idea behind their work. Having said that, the second book, Strange Houses, is a stronger, more cohesive effort. The Author, and a friend find themselves caught up in a mystery when the floor plan of a house they come across seems to suggest some…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Tracker, and First Contact
Tracker first airs on 19 September, 2008. It was written by Carl Binder from a story by Binder and David Schmidt. McKay (David Hewlett) is looking forward to some alone time with Keller (Jewel Staite) when he accompanies her on a medical mission. He’s a little bummed when they are joined by Ronon (Jason Momoa)….
Star Trek: A Bomb in Time (1976)
Issue 36 of Gold Key Comic’s Star Trek series continued in March of ’76. The previous issue, 35, was a reprint of issue 4, The Peril of Planet Quick Change. A Bomb in Time was written by Arnold Drake, featured art by Alberto Giolitti and Alden McWilliams, and a fun cover painting by George Wilson….
A Knight’s Tale (2001) – Brian Helgeland
Making a film intentionally anachronistic can work, and A Knight’s Tale is really no better example. Using classic rock songs, modern language, which also filters into the styles and production design, A Knight’s Tale is a medieval take on the sports movie. And despite not having seen it for a couple of decades at this…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – Steve Barron
I missed most of the TMNT craze while I was a teenager in Bermuda. While I was out in Halifax, tthe family I lived with had a son who was obsessed! He loved the cartoon, and I got to know some of it from that. I read some of the original Eastman-Laird black and white…
The Mind Reels 