The season opener for Smallville picks up three months after the events of season two. Clark (Tom Welling) is living in Metropolis, and thanks to the red kyptonite ring he’s been wearing, he is living a carefree life committing crimes, and living large. He’s calling himself Kal, and working to forget his past. And Lex…
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Star Trek: One of Our Captains is Missing! (1976)
While issue 37 of Gold Key Comics was a reprint of Star Trek issue 5, issue 38, which was released for July 1976, brought a new story, and a new artist. Arnold Drake wrote One of Our Captains is Missing! while Alden McWilliams delivered the art, which is solid and makes the characters recognizable, and…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Be All My Sins Remember’d, and Spoil of War
After McKay’s (David Hewlett) discovery (thanks to the Wraith) of the massive Replicator fleet, the expedition decides it’s time to take the fight to them. Be All My Sins Remember’d was written by Martin Gero and debuted on 4 January, 2008. Both Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi) and Ellis (Michael Beach) arrive to aid in the attack,…
Get Smart (1966) – Perils in a Pet Shop, The Whole Tooth and…, and Kiss of Death
KAOS has come up with another devious plan in Perils in a Pet Shop. First airing on 10 December, 1966, this episode was written by Martin Ragaway. It seems KAOS is training parrots, having them memorize secret formulas, and then getting them out of the country. Can Agent 86, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and Agent…
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) – Chad Stahelski
The Wick-verse expands again with John Wick: Chapter 4 in a story that takes us from New York to Japan to Paris, and Keanu Reeves’ Wick is kicking ass all the way. Determined to reach the High Table will require that he return to the fold and be of service. But his target, the Marquis…
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) – Chad Stahelski
I have served. I will be of service. I love these films so much. Each one has taken what we have learned in the previous film and builds on it. And John Wick (Keanu Reeves) gets pulled back, completely into the underworld of assassination that he left for five years. When the film opens, he…
Star Trek: The Legacy of Lazarus (1971)
Len Wein takes over writing duties for Gold Keys Star Trek title, while Alberto Giolitti continues delivering wonderful art (even if the characters and locations don’t always look the way the should). Found on comic spinners for February 1971, Wein’s first story was The Legacy of Lazarus. The splash page makes fans recall The Savage…
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Flesh and Blood, and Morpheus
The final season of Stargate SG-1 began on 14 July, 2006 with the episode, Flesh and Blood. Written by Robert C. Cooper, the episode picks up with the Ori arc right away. The Ori invasion continues, a large portion of the human fleet has been destroyed. Vala (Claudia Black) delivers her baby, who grows at…
Gladiator II (2024) – Ridley Scott
I greatly enjoy Ridley Scott films, he’s an incredible technical director, even when his films aren’t as emotionally captivating as I would like, there’s always something masterful about his creations. Gladiator II is no different. The first film resonated and struck a chord with filmgoers everywhere. It’s no surprise that the idea of a sequel…
Northern Exposure (1991) – A Hunting We Will Go, and Get Real
To try to understand the concept, and what drives people to do it, Joel (Rob Morrow) joins Holling (John Cullum) and Chris (John Corbett) on their annual hunting trip. Holling no longer carries a gun, he shoots with a camera, but Chris and Joel, the New York doctor, are armed and ready to go. After…
The Mind Reels 