Farscape (2000) – The Ugly Truth, and A Clockwork Nebari

Everyone’s perception of the truth is a little different, and that’s going to be a problem for John Crichton (Ben Browder) and the gang when they find themselves on trial after a disastrous encounter with Crais (Lani John Tupu) and Talyn. The Ugly Truth first aired on 8 September, 2000 and was written by Gabrielle…

Training Day (2001) – Antoine Fuqua

I forgot what a tightly crafted, perfectly executed film Training Day was. I knew it was excellent, I remembered it as gritty and intense, but I hadn’t seen it since 2001. Watching it afresh over twenty years later, and one is struck by the intensity of the performances, Denzel Washington deservedly won an Oscar for…

Anaconda (1997) – Luis Llosa

Ugh snakes. I hate snakes. I’ve never been a fan of snakes.I hate how they move, how they look, all of it. So you’d figure the next title in DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies, Anaconda, would freak me out right? That’s what I thought back in the day when the movie was originally released…

Heart-Shaped Box (2007) – Joe Hill

After enjoying Hill’s short story collection a couple of weeks ago, as well as his fantastic work on Locke & Key, I decided to give a full novel a try, and the result ends up being a very satisfying ghost story, as we dive into a world of sex, violence and rock’n’roll. Judas Coyne (not…

La Strada (1954) – Federico Fellini

Anthony Quinn and Giulletta Masina star in this Fellini classic that is a recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book following my screening of Thelma & Louise. A road movie, the film follows Masina as a young, innocent and naive woman, Gelsomina, who can’t think for herself, while Quinn is the…