Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx headline the fantastic Michael Mann film, Collateral that gets its 4K release from Paramount Pictures this week. A crisp thriller that was shot in high definition to begin with, looks nothing short of stunning in your home theatre. Cruise, playing against type, is the villain of the piece, a hitman…
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National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) – John Landis
Ten Bad Dates With De Niro brings me this John Landis comedy classic from the late 70s for my viewing enjoyment. It tops the list of Unlikeliest Films Ever Judged ‘The Best of All Time.’ And while the film is brilliantly funny, boasts an all-star cast and has made the song Louie, Louie iconic, there…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – 11:59, and Relativity
Captain’s log: stardate 52840 Joe Menosky pens the teleplay for this episode from a story by Menosky and Brannon Braga. It debuted on 5 May, 1999, and gives Janeway actor Kate Mulgrew a chance to do something a little different. The crew have been sharing family histories, and Janeway shares the story of Shannon O’Donnel…
Miami Vice (1985) -Whatever Works, and Out Where the Buses Don’t Run
Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) and Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Micheal Thomas) find more darkness under the glitz and glamour as I dive into this week’s pair of episodes of Miami Vice. First up is Whatever Works. Written by Maurice Hurley, the episode first debuted on 4 October, 1985. Sonny’s Ferrari Daytona Spyder gets seized by police…
Quantum Leap (1989) – Genesis Parts I & 2
Quantum Leap. Scott Bakula. Dean Stockwell. I love a lot of science fiction television (and movies) and as much as I love my Star Trek, Quantum Leap has been my favorite show since my introduction to it. I came to it towards the end of Season 2 originally, in fact, I still recall the…
Sue’s Week In TV – Hits & Highlights
I tend to watch a lot of television through the week – and PVR a whole lot more. Here are some of the stand-outs from the past week, for me: Rizzoli & Isles: Season 3, Episode 4 – Welcome To The Dollhouse The opening moments of this episode were some of the creepiest I’ve…
The Mind Reels 