This time it’s personal. The second sequel in the ‘Has Fallen’ series is probably the worst of the bunch and lacks the scope of the first two films, and while there are a couple of interesting action sequences there’s nothing matching the scale of the previous entries. Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) is now the president, there’s…
Tag: 2019
6 Underground (2019) – Micheal Bay
Micheal Bay films can be very hit-and-miss, and when you factor in his almost seizure-inducing editing style you know the film is going to have a certain look and pacing, To be fair, there are Bay films I do enjoy, but unfortunately even with Ryan Reynolds exuding as much charm and humour as he can,…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – A Bullet Named Fate, and Blood Brothers
Harry Brown (William Forsythe) shows up again. He’s been shot, and Magnum (Jay Hernandez) blames himself as he was the one who passed the case on to Harry. A Bullet Named Fate was written by Neil Tolkin from a story by Scarlett Lacey and Tolkin and it first debuted on 22 November, 2019. Magnum, Higgins…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – The Man in the Secret Room, and He Came By Night
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is still smarting and sulking after the break-up with Abby and takes some temporary work as the head of security for a hotel taking over for a former p.i., Russ (Lee Majors!). It’s not too long before he finds himself embroiled in another mystery, with The Man in the Secret Room. Written…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Make It ’til Dawn, and Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill
Make It ’til Dawn is my least favourite episode of the series to date, it has a lot going on with a number of different narratives but none of them are given their due. Written by Gene Hong and Tera Tolentino this Hallowe’en episode first aired on 25 October, 2019. Magnum (Jay Hernandez) gets paired…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Knights Last Forever, and Dead Inside
Rick (Zachary Kingston) is anxious about the tiki bar working out, especially since T.C. (Stephen Hill) helped back him. The pair learn that one of the bar employees is a vet, but is living out of his car, which was just stolen, so the pair, along with Shammy (Christopher Thornton) decide to help out, reaching…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Payback for Beginners, and Honor Among Thieves
Season Two of Magnum P.I. opens with another White Knight sequence from a Robin Masters’ novel, which Abby (Brooke Lyons) is reading but it doesn’t take long for Magnum (Jay Hernandez) to take a new case, something he chooses to do while Higgins (Perdita Weeks) decides whether or not she’s going to become his partner…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Blood in the Water, and The Day It All Came Together
The penultimate episode of season one of the reimagined Magnum P.I. was written by Gene Hong, and first debuted on 25 March, 2019. While T.C. (Stephen Hill) deals with the imminent arrival (and then non-appearance) by his father, with lots of needling from Rick (Zachary Kingston) and Shammy (Christopher Thornton), Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Black is the Widow, and A Kiss Before Dying
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is on the hunt for a murderer who may be using a dating app to find targets. Black is the Widow was written by Neil Tolkin and first aired on 4 March, 2019. Karen McDowell (Gia Mantegna) hires Magnum to investigate the death of her father, who was killed during a carjacking….
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Day the Past Came Back, and Murder is Never Quiet
The series keeps that continuity running and introduces another legacy character, MacReynolds (Ammie Masterson) in Day the Past Came Back. Written by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim. It first debuted on 18 February, 2019. With callbacks to the series premiere, Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is kidnapped and taken back to the shipwreck of stolen Iraqi…
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