First off, let’s get this out of the way… the onscreen friendship and chemistry of Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena is absolutely fantastic. The pair are absolutely fantastic together as a pair of friends who serve together in the LAPD. The film is predominantly shot to look and feel like a documentary; Brian Taylor (Gyllenhaal)…
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Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Epiphanies, and Black Market
Written by Joel Anderson Thompson, Epiphanies first aired on 20 January, 2006. President Roslin’s (Mary McDonnell) health continues to decline. She believes death may be imminent, and she has become convinced that Boomer’s (Grace Park) child, the human/cylon hybrid she is carrying, has to die. Cottle (Donnelly Rhodes) reports that there are odd traits developing…
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
DC’s Movie Special adaptation of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock was released in June of 1984. Mike W. Barr adapted the story from the script by Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, and Nicholas Meyer, from a story developed by Bennett and Leonard Nimoy. It featured pencils by Tom Suttton, inks by Ricardo…
Tequila Sunrise (1988) – Robert Towne
I enjoyed seeing Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Madison, and then I remembered they’d worked together in Tequila Sunrise. Written and directed by Robert Towne, the film is a neo-noir film that entertains. The pair are joined by Mel Gibson (and makes me lament what he’s done to himself) and Raul Julia. Dale…
Taken (2002) – Acid Tests
Acid Tests moves Leslie Bohem’s Taken miniseries into the 1970s. Bohem guides the characters through another feature length episode that first aired on 5 December, 2002. We’re entering the era of crop circles, and Crawford (Joel Gretsch) is joined by his grown son, Eric (Andy Powers) and Marty (John Hawkes) as he investigates them. One…
Firefly (2002) – War Stories, and Trash
Cheryl Cain wrote War Stories, which debuted on 6 December, 2002 (Fox was screwing up everything with this show). There is some tension arising between Mal (Nathan Fillion) and Wash (Alan Tudyk) over Wash’s wife, and Mal’s most trusted ally on Serenity, Zoe (Gina Torres). Wash is tired of hearing about Zoe and Mal’s war…
Firefly (2002) – The Train Job, and Bushwhacked
The Train Job was the first episode of Firefly to be aired, because Fox didn’t want to start with the pilot, Serenity, they wanted something that had more action. So the script had to be reworked quickly to not only introduce the characters anew, but have solid action beats. It launched the series on 20…
Stargate: Universe (2010) – Awakening, and Pathogen
Series creators Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie penned Awakening, which first aired on 12 October, 2010. The object the Destiny was headed towards at the end of the last episode? An almost identical ship. The ships connect, without any help of the Destiny crew, and begin information dumps. But the other ship is entirely empty….
Elio (2025) – Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi
It’s been awhile since I settled in for a Pixar movie. In fact, I’ve fallen behind on them, and have a nice list to catch up on for the blog. Elio (Yonas Kibreab) has gone to live with his aunt, Olga (Zoe Saldana), after his parents die. Olga works for the space administration, but with…
Stargate: Universe (2009) – Life, and Justice
Carl Binder wrote Life, which debuted on 20 November, 2009 and has the crew discovering something new aboard the Destiny, a neural interface, i.e. a very familiar looking chair. Rush (Robert Carlyle) has discovered a planet in the database with naquadria. The crew continue using the stones to visit home, where discoveries are made. Scott…
The Mind Reels 