Smallville (2003) – Witness, and Accelerate

Mark Verheiden penned Witness that first aired on 29 April, 2003. Following an argument with Chloe (Allison Mack) about his obligations to the Torch, Clark (Tom Welling) witnesses a theft! A fellow student has broken into a LuthorCorp van and stolen something… and the van was carrying kryptonite! Clark decides to take action himself, sidestepping…

All That Jazz (1979) – Bob Fosse

Roy Scheider owns this movie. He definitely deserved the Oscar for which he was nominated, but didn’t win. He turns in a fantastic performance as Joe Gideon, an avatar for Fosse in this captivating tale. Gideon is a womanizer, a father, a choreographer, a director, a drinker, and an addict. He’s also sick. But he…

Smallville (2003) – Insurgence, and Suspect

Surveillance and counter-surveillance in the Luthor family is going to cause problems not just for them but for Clark (Tom Welling) as well in Insurgence. Written by Kenneth Biller and Jeph Loeb, this episode was first broadcast on 21 January, 2003. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is furious to discover that his father, Lionel (John Glover) has…

Smallville (2002) – Redux, and Lineage

Redux first aired on 29 October, 2002 and was written by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner. There’s lots going on in this episode! It seems a number of Smallville High students are aging rapidly. What’s causing that? And if Clark (Tom Welling) didn’t have his hands full with that, there’s more trouble at the school….

Smallville (2002) – Red, and Nocturne

Comic legend Jeph Loeb pens Red, which first aired on 15 October, 2002. It also introduces a new variety of kryptonite to the series, one that has an adverse on Clark (Tom Welling), red kryptonite. It’s time for class rings and Smallville High, and everyone is happy to get them. What they don’t know is…

Smallville (2002) – Tempest, and Vortex

Tempest closes out the first season of Smallville. Written by showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar from a story by Philip Levens, season one came to a close on 21 May, 2002. The spring formal is here, Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are headed out together. And there’s lots of other character stuff…

Stargate SG-1 (2007) – Talion, and Family Ties

We begin our run to the series finale, with only four episodes left how are stories, and character arcs going to start playing out? Talion was written by Damian Kindler and first debuted on 1 June, 2007. When Teal’c (Christopher Judge) and Bra’tac (Tony Amendola) survive a series of bomb attacks which kill other Jaffa,…

Smallville (2002) – Reaper, and Drone

Reaper is a different kind of freak-of-the-week episode. Written by Cameron Litvack, it was first broadcast on 23 April, 2002. Tyler Randall (Reynaldo Rosales) is at the local hospital, trying to see his ailing mother’s request for euthanasia to be fullfilled. Something he attempts to do himself. When he falls from the sixth floor and…

Bring Her Back (2025) – Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou

That’s two for two for the Philippous as far as I’m concerned. I was delightfully impressed with how much I enjoyed Talk to Me. And as soon as I discovered they had another film out there, it shot right to the top of my viewing list. And Bring Her Back, it’s an experience. It’s unnerving,…

Frailty (2001) – Bill Paxton

I miss Bill Paxton. Sure, I never actually got to meet the man, but I loved his work. And It has been forever since I watched his film Frailty, so why not a revisit? Damn, this one is still a solid film. Mr. Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) comes to see FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe)….