“A child stolen is a lost hope.” Katie Lucas and Steven Melching pen the first episode up this week, and it debuted on 1 October, 2010. Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and Senator Chuchi (Jennifer Hale) set off in pursuit of kidnapped children, when newly elected senator Papanoida’s (played by George Lucas in the films and…
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Hearts in Atlantis (1999) – Stephen King
I delight in digging into Stephen King books, and ones I haven’t read are becoming fewer and far between, Hearts in Atlantis, however, was one I hadn’t read before. Composed of two novellas and three short stories this is King taking on the 60s, and examines it as only King could, with an ear for…
City On A Hill: Season One – DVD Review
The Showtime series starring the incredibly versatile and always fantastic Kevin Bacon and SAG Award winner Aldis Hodge, City On A Hill: Season One comes home on DVD from Paramount Canada. The ten episodes tell an engrossing tale that follows a corrupt, but hardworking Bureau agent, Jackie Rohr (Bacon) form an uneasy alliance with the…
Star Trek: Voyager (2000) – Live Fast and Prosper, and Muse
Captain’s log: stardate 53849.2 Identity theft still exists in the 24th century as we learn in this episode directed by LeVar Burton and written by Robin Burger. First airing on 19 April, 2000, the story follows a trio of thieves Dala (Kaitlin Hopkins), Mobar (Gregg Daniel) and Zar (Francis Guinan),who are impersonating Janeway (Kate Mulgrew),…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – Equinox: Part II, and Survival Instinct
Captain’s log: stardate unknown Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky pen the season opener from a story they created alongside Rick Berman, which concludes the Equinox story line. It opened the sixth season on 22 September, 1999. Intent on revenge, Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) pursues the Equinox, intent on putting a stop to Ransom (John Savage)….
Ultimate Star War: New Edition (2019) – Adam Bray, Cole Horton, Patricia Barr, Ryder Windham, and Matt Jones
A journey’s end is on the horizon, as the final installment of the Skywalker Saga comes to theaters this holiday season with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. I get wonderfully nostalgic with every Star Wars film, and I can reconnect with the inner six year old who first had his little, but expanding, mind…
Moonlighting (1986) – Camille, and The Son Also Rises
Camille, the end of Moonlighting’s second season was written by Roger Director, and debuted on 13 May, 1986. Camille Brand (Whoopi Goldberg) is a con woman, who inadvertently stops the assassination of a senator when she escapes from a crooked police detective (Judd Nelson). David (Bruce Willis) sees Camille as a chance to raise the…
Star Trek: Voyager (1998) – Night, and Drone
Captain’s log: stardate 52081. 2 Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky pen the season five opener which first aired on 14 October, 1998. The Voyager, continuing its journey home, they are passing through a region of space with no planets, no stars, just an empty void for two months, and it is beginning to wear on…
Shazam! (2019) – Blu-Ray Review
The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) has been a little shaky since its launch, but with Wonder Woman, Warner Brothers and DC Comics proved they could do it right, and tell an empowering story. Then there was the fumble that was Justice League. Aquaman showed that they could do a big budget, CGI-filled action set piece…
Ratatouille (2007) – Brad Bird, and Jan Pinkava
The Oscar winning Ratatouille (Best Animated Feature) is the next title on the What Else to Watch list following the recommendation in DK Canada’s The Movie Book for Toy Story. Featuring an incredibly talented voice cast including Patton Oswalt, Peter O’Toole, Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Brian Dennehy and Lou Romano the story follows…
