It’s a good thing that the secret Peacekeeper installation, Gamak base is so close, because Aeryn (Claudia Black) is in need of some serious medical assistance following their run-in with the Peacekeepers in the previous episode. Nerve was written by Richard Manning, and it was first broadcast on 7 January, 2000. John Crichton (Ben Browder)…
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I Saw the TV Glow (2024) – Jane Schoebrun
I Saw the TV Glow is a a fantastic tale of how we relate to pop culture, as well as how we as individuals identify, and the restrictions put upon us by our environment who won’t let us become who we are. While not for everyone, I found this film thought-provoking, wonderfully crafted and an…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1994) – Second Skin, and The Abandoned
Station log: stardate unknown Robert Hewitt Wolfe pens this Kira (Nana Visitor) episode that first aired on 24 October, 1994. When Major Kira is abducted by Cardassians, and she is horrified to discover that she is supposed to be one of them. She no longer appears to be a Bajoran, she’s been modified to look…
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) – Bryan Singer
There’s probably a good, or at least a passable story somewhere amongst the mutants, Singer as a director has done some nice work with Marvel’s X-Men franchise in the past, but this time, it just feels like too much flash, and no substance. To say the visual effects super-saturate this film is an understatement….
Doctor Who S07E13 – The Name of The Doctor
Steven Moffat pens the 7th series finale, and I’m a little divided on it. A lot of it almost seemed overly sentimental, as if it were trying to pull at heartstrings, and that kind of bothers me. It’s all well and good if you earn it, but I’m sadly of the mind that they…
The Mind Reels 