The Mystery Guest (2023) – Nita Prose

I absolutely loved Nita Prose’s The Maid, and as I found myself getting tired of running in the repetitive book cycle I was in it seemed like a good idea to pick up the second novel featuring Molly Gray. Set some time after the events of the first book, The Mystery Guest returns us to…

Stargate SG-1 (2000) – Small Victories, and The Other Side

Season four got underway on 30 June, 2000 with Small Victories, which continues the story started in the season three finale with the Replicators! Written by Robert C. Cooper, the episode picks up shortly after the end of the finale, with a Replicator. It boards a Soviet sub, and begins to wreck havoc. The only…

Ready or Not (2019) – Matt Bettinelli-Opin and Tyler Gillett

It took me way too long to get around to watching Ready or Not. I’ll say thanks to Mike Flanagan, and his podcast, Director’s Commentary for putting me on to it. And I should have watched it long ago, as it has a few friends of the blog in it, the wonderful Kristian Bruun, Mark…

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) – Jane Schoenbrun

After enjoying I Saw the TV Glow, I decided to check out Jane Schoenbrun’s other film, We’re All Going to the World’s Far. And while I didn’t enjoy it as much as TV Glow it’s still a solid film. It boldly embraces a sense of dysphoria in a unique coming-of-age tale that delves into psychological…

Farscape (1999) – Til the Blood Runs Clear, and Rhapsody in Blue

While Zhaan (Virginia Hey) is enjoying photogasms thanks to some unusual light, Crichton (Ben Browder) and Aeryn (Claudia Black) find themselves in all manner of trouble in Til the Blood Runs Clear. Written by Doug Heyes Jr. it first debuted on 9 July, 1999. After Crichton tests his ship, combined with some Moya tech in…

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) – Colin Trevorrow

I adore Aubrey Plaza, so I was more than ready to sign up for this genre-defying film. Plaza stars as Darius an intern for a magazine run by Bridget (Mary Lynn Rajskub) who sends a reporter, Jeff (Jake Johnson), Darius and fellow intern, Arnau (Karan Soni) to investigate an ad seeking a companion for time…

Stargate SG-1 (2000) – Crystal Skull, and Nemesis

The penultimate episode of season three, Crystal Skull, relies a little too much on green screen effects, which makes it a little bothersome to watch, but it’s still a fun story. Written by showrunner Brad Wright from a story by Micheal Greenburg and Jarrad Paul this episode debuted on 3 March, 2000. When a giant…

Northern Exposure (1992) – My Mother, My Sister, and Wake Up Call

Shelley (Cynthia Geary) has a crisis when her mother, Tammy (Wendy Schaal),who could identify as Shelley’s younger sister (and does), shows up in Cicely touting her new man, Kenny (Sean O’Bryan). Will she keep her age and real relationship with Shelly a secret from Kenny or will the truth out? Shelley finally confronts her, wanting…

Batman: Resurrection (2024) – John Jackson Miller

It seems like for many of us, 1989’s Batman directed by Tim Burton, and it’s follow-up, Batman Returns from 1992 really resonated with John Jackson Miller. With Batman: Resurrection, Miller takes us to the intervening years, and explores some of the ideas that nag a lot of viewers about the events of Batman. And to…

Stargate SG-1 (2000) – New Ground, and Maternal Instinct

O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Daniel (Micheal Shanks) find themselves captured on a world where there is a struggle between religion and science. New Ground was written by Heather E. Ash and first debuted on 18 February, 2000. The planet is engaged in a philosophical war, which occasionally turns violent over the…