Sony, through their Columbia Pictures label, delivers a perfectly timed 4K collection for the romantic and the film lover. Collecting six films spanning sixty-two years, this lovingly curated ensemble is sure to delight countless viewers whether they are being introduced to classic films, or revisiting them for the umpteenth time. I’m going to take my…
Men In Black: International (2019) – F. Gary Gray
The fourth film in the Men In Black franchise is a bit of a letdown. There are no real surprises in the story or reveals, which is too bad, because it opens the world up a touch by introducing us to different branches around the globe, and it’s got a solid cast including Tessa Thompson,…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023) – Those Old Scientists, and Under the Cloak of War
Those Old Scientists is a massively entertaining episode that combines humour with some great character moments and gives us a crossover that fans had been hoping for. Not only does the episode incorporate characters from the animated series Lower Decks, it was also directed by Jonathan Frakes. The script was written by Kathryn Lyn and…
Family Ties (1986) – The Big Fix, My Brother’s Keeper, and High School Confidential
Terry Farrell guest stars in The Big Fix. This episode, written by Micheal J. Weithorn, debuted on 17 November, 1986. When Elyse (Meredith Baxter) learns that one of her architect co-workers, Terry (Tony Carreiro) is single, but a little gun-shy about going out again, she decides to fix him up with a neighbour’s daughter, Liz…
A Case of Need (1968) – Micheal Crichton
Micheal Crichton’s writing, one time, as Jeffrey Hudson, delivers his first medical thriller filled with a number of themes that are still sadly too relevant today. Dr. John Berry is a pathologist working at Boston Memorial who finds himself trying to help out a friend and fellow doctor, Dr. Lee, when he is arrested for…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023) – Charades, and Lost in Translation
Spock (Ethan Peck) and Chapel (Jess Bush) are involved in an accident, and the aliens who caused it repair the shuttle, and the injured Spock, but his mixed DNA causes problems, so they use Chapel as the guideline, and make him human in Charades. Written by Kathryn Lyn and Henry Alonso Myers this episode debuted…
Footloose (1984) – 4k
There is no way this film is forty years old. I remember very well the summer of ’84, and the first time that I saw Footloose. I was completely swept up in the music, I just recently discovered pop music, having grown up in a predominantly country household, and the rhythms and beats really spoke…
The Lord of the Rings (1978) – Ralph Bakshi
The summer of ’84 was one of the defining summers of my life. It saw a lot of changes in my life, and was also the first time that I read The Lord of the Rings. I was swept up in the world, and was delighted that I’d read all three books so quickly, and…
Fire and Ice (1983) – Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi paired up with his good friend, famed fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and delivered 1983’s Fire & Ice. An animated rotoscoped sword and sorcery adventure, this film feels more in line with the 70s style of animation and storytelling, despite the rise of Dungeons & Dragons at the time. An evil ruler, Nekron (Sean…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth (2006) – The Avatar State, The Cave of Two Lovers, and Return to Omashu
Book 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender got underway on 17 March, 2006 with The Avatar State. Written by Aaron Ehasz, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick and John O’Bryan, the episode sets the stage for what is to come. Zuko (Dante Basco) and Iroh (Mako) are shocked to discover when Zuko’s sister, Azula (Grey Griffin)…
The Mind Reels 