Dan Brown sends his hero Robert Langdon off on another adventure with his latest novel, The Secret of Secrets. And I’m divided. I like the research and the information Brown is putting forth, it opens up a number of avenues for questions and research, but, the story doesn’t have the same punch and push as…
Tag: adventure
Double or Die (2007) – Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson delivers another exciting Young James Bond story. But I have to say, his youth seemed pretty adventure-filled. So much so that you have to wonder if he was bored being 007. This one is a bit different, with more clues and intellect involved. The past two adventures saw young Bond going after baddies,…
Superman: Dawnbreaker (2019) – Matt de la Pena
I’m going to restart Smallville this week. I never finished it when it was airing and writing about them guarantees that I have to watch them all and explore the whole series. And since Superman has always been a hero of mine, I’ve also been scouring for a good Superman novel. Dawnbreaker is that. Giving…
TIFF 25: The Balloonists dir. John Dower
John Dower delivers a fascinating and occasionally tense documentary that follows the journey of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones as they circumnavigate the globe in a hot-air balloon. Never before accomplished the pair take the Orbiter 3, leaving behind their wives and loved ones for a trip they may not come back from. As other…
Northern Exposure (1995) – The Mommy’s Curse, and The Quest
Maggie’s (Janine Turner) mother, Jane (Debra Mooney) arrives in town, with her new beau, Leland (Linden Chiles) still believing that Maggie and Joel (Rob Morrow) are still engaged and there’s a wedding in the offing. The Mommy’s Curse was written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, this episode debuted on 1 February, 1995. While that…
The Judas Strain (2007) – James Rollins
It’s been quite some time since I dug into a Sigma Force novel, but sometimes you just want to dig into a sprawling adventure. Sigma Force is a super secret arm of DARPA. That means not only do the characters have military training, but they have doctoral degrees, and great science and tech at their…
Pirate Latitudes (2009) – Micheal Crichton
By the time this post appears on the blog I will have read this book about a month and a half ago while I was on a vacation in the Caribbean. Consequently, surrounded by an environment Crichton’s characters inhabit, the ride was an adventuresome delight. In the year 1665, Captain Charles Hunter is in Port…
On His Majesty’s Secret Service (2023) – Charlie Higson
007 returns for one more mission as Charlie Higson delivers the latest and last, as of this date, James Bond literary adventure. Set in the modern era, M informs Bond of a possible coup attempt during the coronation of King Charles. It’s 007’s job to pick up where 009 left off before he was discovered…
Baywatch (2017) – Seth Gordon
I’ll be honest, I quite enjoyed the big screen adaptation of the cult favorite Baywatch. One could argue it’s not as entertaining as the 21 Jumpstreet films, but it ended up being damned fun, and pokes fun at the entire series, while honoring it at the same time. And it’s got a beautiful-looking cast to…
Farscape (2001) – Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 (Could’a, Would’a, Should’a), and Part 2 (Wait for the Wheel)
Zhaan (Virgina Hey) is dying, she needs to get to a planet that has an environment she can survive in. But on the way, Moya detects a wormhole but before Crichton (Ben Browder) takes off to investigate, a cluster of ships emerge, and one of them joins with Moya mid-starburst. Self Inflicted Wounds is a…
The Mind Reels 