Season three of Magnum gets underway with Double Jeopardy. Written by showrunners Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim, the season debuted on 4 December, 2020. Higgins (Perdita Weeks) is settling into the role of running the estate, and she informs Magnum (Jay Hernandez) that he’s going to have to start paying rent, or move out….
Family Ties (1987) – Mister Sister, Citizen Keaton, and Father Time: Part 1
Nick (Scott Valentine) gets a new job. As a janitor. In Mallory’s (Justine Bateman) sorority where they make him an honorary member in Mister Sister. Written by Susan Borowitz this episode first debuted on 15 November, 1987. It was directed by Justine Bateman’s father, Kent. It’s fun to see Nick enjoying his job, and the…
Star Trek: Assignment: Eternity (1998) – Greg Cox
Greg Cox delivers a fun and exciting novel that really ties itself into the continuity not only of The Original Series but its films, while also acknowledging the events that would later occur in The Next Generation. It also brings back Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln from the episode Assignment: Earth. In 1969, Gary and…
Magnum P.I. (2020) – May the Best One Win, and A Leopard on the Prowl
Despite saying he’s okay with it, Magnum (Jay Hernandez) seems less than thrilled that Higgins (Perdita Weeks) is going to fake marry T.C. (Stephen Hill) to secure her green card, and keep her from being dealing with immigration. Written by Gene Hong, this episode was first broadcast on 8 May, 2020. But, of course, a…
Lawmen Bass Reeves: Season 1 – Blu-Ray
David Oyelowo brings Bass Reeves to life, in Lawmen: Bass Reeves, which he helped produce alongside series creator Chad Feehan and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Based on the true story of one of the first Black U.S. Marshals, we follow Bass from slave to one of the most respected lawmen to serve. Throughout eight episodes,…
Mean Girls (2024) – 4K
In 2004, Tina Fey delivered an iconic teen comedy with Mean Girls, then it leapt to the Broadway stage as a musical, and now, coming full circle, the musical has come to the screen, and Paramount Canada delivers it to your home theatre on 4K and Blu-ray today. Updating the musical songs to be more…
Navy Seals (1990) – Lewis Teague
Navy Seals features a very recognizable cast, Micheal Biehn, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Haysbert, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Joanna Whalley. Unfortunately, the script is less than stellar, and Teague, while a capable director, has never been given a budget or script that has served him as well as they should. It’s a b-movie, with a solid…
22 Jump Street (2014) – Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
With some sly remarks about sequels, more of the same, but bigger, 22 Jump Street takes Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) to college. Once again, the film walks a fine line between raunchy/silly comedy to delivering a commentary on relationships, bromance, and box-office budgets. When the pair are shipped off to college for…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire (2008) – The Firebending Masters, The Boiling Rock
Zuko (Dante Basco) has joined Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) so that means he’ll be able to teach the Avatar how to fire-bend right? Nope. It seems Zuko has lost the ability to fire-bend. The group thinks it may be that he’s not using his hate anymore to power is fire-bending. So he and Aang will…
21 Jump Street (2012) – Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
I tried twice to start watching 21 Jump Street, the first time, I only got about seven minutes in, and couldn’t vibe with it. The second time, I got all the way through, and while I’m not the biggest Jonah Hill fan, and didn’t care for all of the humour, I really enjoyed this one….
The Mind Reels 