It’s a swing and a miss from 101 Horror Movies, this was the first film in their recommendations that just couldn’t hold my interest and attention, though there were a number of things I did like about it. Karloff is always enjoyable, and in a film like this there are lots of close-ups on his…
Sherlock S02E02 – The Hounds of Baskerville
Holmes, you’ve done it again! And that felicitation I extend to the entire cast and crew of this fantastic series. I settled into my comfy chair yesterday eve and dialed up the Beeb, knowing I would be delighted by yet another excursion with my favorite detective (well, there’s Magnum and Rockford too). The episode finds…
Contact (1997)
…”good to go”… “I’m good to go…” My throat tightens up every time that sequence is on-screen. It fills me with such hope and excitement for the possibility of contact. Contact is one of those movies that I won’t watch for extended periods of time, but then when I throw it on to watch, I…
Rumpelstiltskin Revelations!
Once Upon A Time was back last night, looking to pick up where it left off before the holidays. Taking place about 2 weeks after the death of our favourite Sheriff, Storybrooke finds itself in the hunt for a newone, and the audience finally gets a look into the past FairyTale life of the very mysterious Mr….
Vampyr (1932)
This film is almost Lynch-ian in its style. Dialogue is sparse, there are no establishing shots, and there is odd and haunting imagery, all of which combine to give a rather spooky experience. And once again, if it hadn’t been for that handy little book, 101 Horror Movies To See Before You Die, I never…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) & Jekyll (2007)
So after an amazing day yesterday, I settled in to watch another film from the 101 Horror Movies book. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring Fredric March in the duel role. Two points – number one, I liked it. Number two, I didn’t like the name pronunciation, I’ve always grown up calling him Doctor…
Episode 10 with Christine Horne
Our first podcast of the new year! Welcome to 2012, and we start it off by sitting down and chatting with the delightful Christine Horne, who first came to our attention as Sadie in The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard (watch for a DVD release this year – fingers crossed). Christine has done some amazing…
Vampire Diaries – Back With A Vengeance!!!
WOW! I have few words – and nothing but praise – for last night’s return episode of The Vampire Diaries! Our favourite characters of Mystic Falls exploded back onto the screen with somehow even more power and intensity than that with which they left us before the holidays! I don’t want to spoil anything…
Bomb Girls
It’s amazing. I was just saying last night how fantastic Canadian television has been of late. We have Lost Girl, Flashpoint, Sanctuary, Warehouse 13, Degrassi, Rookie Blue. The list goes on. And tonight it just got bigger. Global television and Shaw Media took us back in time to the Toronto of the 1940s. There’s a…
My Geek Out Moment of the Day
As we know, I am a huge fan of the re-imagined Sherlock currently airing on BBC. What I just found online, and I’m sure it’s been there for awhile, is Watson’s actual blog from the show. I did a little geek-dance, hardly complimentary I know, but I was just so elated to find it, and…
The Mind Reels 