So this week, we present the second part of our awesome chat with with Natasha Eloi, and we talk about a lot of stuff in this second part – there’s toys, there’s movies, there’s interviews, there’s fries and there’s a lot of laughter. Please join us, and have a listen as we geek out…
IDW Star Trek (Ongoing) – Issues 5 & 6 – Operation: Annihilate
The IDW re-launch and re-imagining of classic Trek continues in isssues 5 and 6, with a retelling of the Season 1 episode Operation: Annihilate. As Roberto Orci, the comic’s creative consultant, and one of the writers of the 2009 film has said in interviews, these comics are the canon for this series, and tie in…
Haven 101:
A Fairly Spoiler-Free Guide To The First Two Seasons Of One Of TV’s Finest Shows Haven is a supernatural series based on a short story by Stephen King called The Colorado Kid. It all takes place in the small fictional coast town of Haven, Maine, where mysterious things happen sometimes, and no one has been able to…
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
The 101 Horror Movies list has brought yet another one of my favourites to me for a revisit. 1984’s classic, A Nightmare On Elm Street, and it may sound like a sell out, but this is my favorite Wes Craven film, It seems to perfectly balance the horror films of the 1980s – the supernatural and…
The Hunger (1983)
Tony Scott, the brother of Ridley, makes the 101 Horror Movies list with his very first film, The Hunger. This is a movie that is sexy and sensual, but also introduces the lonely, sympathetic version of the vampire to the big screen. I’m sure this creature had lurked around awhile before finding its way to…
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
This entry is an unusual one in the 101 Sci-Fi Movies list, set in the 50s as the Cold War was ratcheting higher and higher, it’s actually a rather positive story, despite the fact that none of our heroes seem to initialy realize it until the end. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury, it’s…
Poltergeist (1982)
The 101 Horror Movies let me revisit another one of my favourite films, Poltergeist. I won’t get into the whole “who really directed it dilemma” – I don’t care (though if pressed it feels more like a Steven Spielberg film than a Tobe Hooper film). I just know I like it. It’s a very simple…
TIFF 2012: Much Ado About Nothing – Joss Whedon
The announcement of this little flick’s arrival at TIFF this year caused quite a stir amongst many people I know. Even I was curious as to what Whedon would have in store for us with this one, since I knew it was something he’d wanted to do for a long time, and that he’d…
Doctor Who S07x03 – A Town Called Mercy
This week’s episode of Doctor Who, written by Toby Whithouse, isn’t neccessarily a misstep, it’s just the weakest episode of Series 7, sure there have been only 3, but this one just doesn’t fire on all thrusters. The concept is fun enough, the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) get…
TIFF 2012: Love, Marilyn – Liz Garbus
This film was, easily, THE film for me to see at TIFF this year. It was the one I was most looking forward to – even to the point of carefully selecting which screening would be best for me to immerse myself most fully in the experience. As soon as I heard it was…
The Mind Reels 