I was shocked (and delighted because it meant I could watch them all again) that I hadn’t written about John Wick before. I had written up the second film but for some reason hadn’t done the other three. So that means I could buckle up and dive into this amazing world where assassins thrive, have…
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Get Smart (1965) – Our Man in Leotards, Too Many Chiefs, and My Nephew the Spy
Dick Donner directs another episode of Get Smart – Our Man in Leotards. With an original airdate of 20 November, 1965 the story was written by Mel Brooks and Gary Belkin. It seems a new drug is being held by CONTROL, one that paralyzes its victim. There is a plan to use it against the…
The Killer (2024) – John Woo
John Woo updates his own 80s classic, by shifting the location to Paris, and swapping out Chow Yun-fat for Nathalie Emmanuel. Emmanuel is Zee in Woo’s updated story. He wrote and directed the original, but this time out, there’s a script by Brian Helgeland, Josh Campbell, and Matt Stuecken. The script hits all the familiar…
Farscape (2002) – Promises, and Natural Election
Crichton (Ben Browder) make it home to Moya! And who else is aboard her? Aeryn (Claudia Black)! Yay, right? Nope, she’s suffering from heat delirium, kept alive by a cooling suit. And who do we know that knows everything about coolant suits? Scorpius (Wayne Pygram). The bastard is still alive. Written by Richard Manning, this…
Stargate SG-1 (2000) – Divide and Conquer, and Window of Opportunity
Anise/Freya (Vanessa Angel) sadly makes her last appearance with Divide and Conquer. Written by Tor Alexander Valenza this episode first debuted on 28 July, 2000. The Tok’ra are making stronger overtures to humanity, and they are trying to find a date when they can send a diplomatic party to meet with the president. Unfortunately, early…
The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) – Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson delivers his last original James Bond novel. His last 007 book was the adaptation of Die Another Day. So that means he has to wrap up the villain, Goro Yoshida, that he set up in the previous book, Never Dream of Dying. At the PM’s request, James has been assigned to look out…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire (2007) – Sokka’s Master, The Beach, and The Avatar and the Fire Lord
Sokka (Jack De Sena) is feeling left out when everyone else on Team Avatar has special gifts, abilities and fight skills. After discovering a fantastic sword in a weapons shop, he is directed to the great sword-master Piandao (Robert Patick) in Sokka’s Master. Written by Tim Hedrick, this episode first debuted on 12 October, 2007….
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Day of the Viper, and I, the Deceased
In a quick nod to the original series, Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is watching Stalag 17, one of the original Magnum’s (Tom Selleck) favorite movies. The homages to the original continue throughout the series, but the episode quickly takes a serious turn for Higgins (Perdita Weeks). Day of the Viper was written by Gene Hong and…
The Killer (2023) – David Fincher
David Fincher finally gets a chance to deliver his passion project to the screen. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, Fincher has been working on getting this one made for a while. A dark story, that definitely needs towards the noir, it follows a nameless character, referred to only as The Killer…
The Assassin’s Curse (2017) – Kevin Sands
Simon & Schuster Canada continues to fire my imagination and sense of adventure with the third book in The Blackthorn Key collection which is now available on its own or as part of a gorgeous six-book hardcover collection available now! It’s the tail end of 1665 and the fact that apothecary apprentice Christopher Rowe and…
The Mind Reels 