For those of you who may not have Amazon’s Prime streaming service, or like me, and love physical media, Paramount Pictures has released the much anticipated follow-up to the horror thriller A Quiet Place directed by John Krasinski. The sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, written and directed by Krasinski, is now available on 4K,…
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Chuck (2011) – Versus the Santa Suit, and Versus the Baby
The Omen Virus has been released, someone is breaking out of prison, and Ellie (Sarah Lancaster) is trying to throw together a perfect Xmas party and celebration for Baby Clara’s first Christmas in Chuck Versus the Santa Suit, which was written by Amanda Kate Shuman and first aired on 23 December, 2011. We learn pretty…
It (1927) – Clarence G. Badger, and Josef von Sternberg
Philip Kemp’s Movies book brings me another classic from the silent film era, and while it’s a romantic comedy, some of the subject matter doesn’t quite stand up to the test of time. You’ll see what I mean as I get into the narrative below. Having said that, it was a delightful little film, and…
Tarzan of the Apes (1918) – Scott Sidney
DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies moves on to Monstrous Apes now, so I expect to see variations on Tarzan and Kong a lot over the pages of this chapter, and I will be quite delighted to see variations of the classic stories I already know. This version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ tale is new…
Moonlighting (1988) – A Womb With A View, and Between A Yuk and A Hard Place
The fifth and final season of Moonlighting got underway on 6 December, 1988 with A Womb With A View, written by series creator Glenn Gordon Caron and Charles H. Eglee. Bruce Willis pulls double duty in this episode, not only playing David Addison, but also Baby Hayes, as the story gives us a story from…
Moonlighting (1988) – Here’s Living With You, Kid, and And The Flesh Made Word
Here it is, the final pair of episodes of the fourth season of Moonlighting. Probably my least favourite so far as it kept the leads apart for almost the entire season. But, hey, with one more season let’s see what happens. The penultimate episode of the season Here’s Living With You, Kid gives us another…
Star Trek: Voyager (2001) – Endgame
Captain’s log: stardate 54973.4 The final episode of Voyager, Endgame, is a feature length story that was written by Kenneth Biller and Robert Doherty from a story that Biller developed with Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. The final mission of the starship U.S.S. Voyager aired on 23 May, 2001 and was determined to wrap everything…
Moonlighting (1988) – Fetal Attraction, and Tracks of My Tears
Hey look, we’re on episode nine of season four of Moonlighting, and our leads Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) and David (Bruce Willis) still aren’t sharing a scene together. Fetal Attraction was written by Charles H. Eglee and Roger Director from a story by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno and Kerry Ehrin. It first debuted on 19 January,…
Toronto After Dark 2019: Making Monsters (2019) – Justin Harding & Rob Brunner
Having its Canadian premiere at the Scotiabank theater, the Toronto After Dark film festival unveils Making Monsters which proves itself to be a fun and occasionally creepy spin on familiar horror motifs, both classic and modern. There are nods to the tropes of Final Girl, Torture Porn, and the horrors of the modern world, all…
Moonlighting (1985/1986) – Twas the Episode Before Christmas, and The Bride of Tupperman
David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) get into the holiday spirit this week with Twas the Episode Before Christmas. Written by showrunner and creator Glenn Gordon Caron, the xmas-themed episode aired on 17 December 1985. When a man in the witness protection program, Joseph (Ralph Meyering Jr.) is murdered by Leonard (Richard Belzer), his…
The Mind Reels 