escaped – The Mind Reels

Shutter Island (2010) – Martin Scorsese

I remember when Shutter Island hit the cinemas, and then hit home video, everyone was raving about it. When I finally had a chance to watch it, I had the mystery figured out pretty quickly, though I will say it was wonderfully executed. Scorsese delivers a gorgeous looking film, and makes great use of visual…

Mission: Impossible (1970) – The Innocent, and Homecoming

This week, we have a pair of episodes that feature a couple of recognizable guest stars, who went on to become series regulars on M*A*S*H, and The Innocent features a cool new title music arrangement, and it took me a moment to recognize him, but Sam Elliott as IMF agent Doug. Written by Marc Norman…

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – Evolution, and The Ensigns of Command

Captain’s log: stardate 43125.8 This is the season that things really start to gel for the series, there are new uniforms, stronger writing, even better visuals, and Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) returns. And it all starts with a Wesley (Wil Wheaton) story. Evolution was written by Michael Piller from a story he and Micheal I….