Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks) find themselves dealing with an anxious groom in Til Death. Written by Katie Varney, this episode first debuted on 5 November, 2021. Aiden (Ian Harding) hires the investigators to look into his fiancee, Serena (Molly Griggs), when she begins to behave weirdly, stressed, strange phone calls….
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Magnum P.I. (2021) – Island Vibes, and The Harder They Fall
Robin introduces a new character in his White Knight books, and it sounds very much like Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who by the way, is still with Dr. Ethan (Jay Ali) on his Doctors Without Borders assignment. A misstep there causes Higgins to get some help from her old employers at MI6. Meanwhile, back on…
The Lair of the White Worm (1987) – Ken Russell
Ken Russell’s cheeky Brit horror The Lair of the White Worm is the next title to bite into as I continue my time with the vampire section of DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies book by director John Landis. Based loosely on the story by Bram Stoker, the film features Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, Peter…
Being There (1979) – Hal Ashby
DK Canada’s The Movie Book continues to expand my cinematic knowledge, and today helps me fill in a glaring error in my viewing history, as I settle in for the Peter Sellers classic dramedy Being There. Featuring a screenplay by Jerzy Kosinski, who also penned the original novel, the story follows Sellers (in an Oscar…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) -The Enemy Within and Mudd’s Women
Captain’s Log: Stardate 1672.1 “I’m Captain Kirk!” A story by Richard Matheson, which didn’t mean much to me as a kid, but now, of course, I know exactly what that means for a story, and The Enemy Within is that. Having an original airdate of 6 October, 1966, this superficially simple story is a bit…
Suburban Gothic (2014) – Richard Bates Jr.
Available now from Anchor Bay is this wonderfully quirky horror comedy. And let me emphasize the quirky, if you’re expecting a typical entry into this genre you are bound to be in for a bit of a shock. Happily, the film’s trailer sells its sense of humor really well. The film is also stocked…
All About Eve (1950) – Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The next drama title that was recommended following my screening of Les Enfants du Paradis from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book, All About Eve is a tale of ambition and betrayal, with a stellar script and direction by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Bette Davis stars as an aging theater actress, Margo…
Romantic Movies for Valentines Day
So it’s Valentine’s Day. You and your sweetie have had a romantic dinner, or a nice walk (pleasant and warm even with the chill in the air), arm in arm, hand in hand, you decide to go back to the apartment and have a cuddle while watching a romantic movie that isn’t overly sappy……
Face/Off (1997) – John Woo
Hong Kong action meets big budget Hollywood in this entry on the 101 Action Movies list as John Woo fills the screens with stand-offs, explosions, and his signature balletic gunplay. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play interchangeable roles as FBI agent Sean Archer and terrorist Castor Troy. Travolta as Archer is desperate, and obsessed…
Skyfall (2012) – Sam Mendes
By the end of Skyfall there are some very familiar pieces returned to the board that is the James Bond playing field, which leads us to a bit of a cross-roads for the next Bond film (would you believe the story is already in development?!), I quite enjoy the grit and feel of Craig’s…
The Mind Reels 