Cary Grant headlines the first film I dive into as I hit the chapter on ghosts in DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies. Played as a bit of a romantic comedy, the film is one I had never heard of, and I always enjoy settling in for a Grant picture. The suave leading man plays…
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DK Canada at Fan Expo 2019
Every one who visits this site knows I’ve raved about the gorgeous collection of books that DK Canada has in their library, and I love that they are bringing their passionate love of pop culture with them with a wealth of boos to entertain all readers. There are a number of great books to be…
Moonlighting (1985) – The Murder’s in the Mail, and Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?
The short first season of the classic 80s show, Moonlighting, comes to an end this week with this episode, The Murder’s in the Mail. Written by Mary Ann Kasica and Micheal Scheff, the story debuted on 2 April, 1985. David Addison (Bruce Willis) secures a job for the Blue Moon Detective Agency, debt collection. He…
Dawn of the Dead (2004) – Zack Snyder
It takes guts to want to remake a Romero zombie classic, but that’s where we are with the next zombie film featured in DK Canada’s highly enjoyable Monsters in the Movies book. Zack Snyder, a wonderfully visual director, who never actually seems to be able to handle story and character (or any measure of subtlety)…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998) – Afterimage, and Take Me Out to the Holosuite
Station log: stardate unknown Rene Ehevarria pens this episode that first aired on 14 October, 1998. Afterimage focuses on Sisko’s (Avery Brooks) efforts to convince Ezri Dax (Nicole de Boer) to stay on the station, as she struggles to get to know Jadzia’s friends, especially Worf (Micheal Dorn). Garak (Andrew Robinson) engages us with a…
Star Wars: Last Shot (2018) – Daniel Jose Older
I’ve read a slew of Star Wars books, though not so many since the blog started as I used to. They are fun, entertaining, enjoyable, and now that they are considered canon, usually that much more detail-oriented in tying in with the rest of the universe. Last Shot, a Han and Lando novel is all…
Moonlighting (1985) – Pilot
I decided to lighten it up a bit now that I’ve finished Miami Vice, and I definitely wanted to dig into another classic 80s series. I remember only seeing a couple of Moonlighting episodes when it originally aired, and of course, the pilot when it was released to home video as a feature length film….
Shazam! (2019) – Blu-Ray Review
The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) has been a little shaky since its launch, but with Wonder Woman, Warner Brothers and DC Comics proved they could do it right, and tell an empowering story. Then there was the fumble that was Justice League. Aquaman showed that they could do a big budget, CGI-filled action set piece…
Ratatouille (2007) – Brad Bird, and Jan Pinkava
The Oscar winning Ratatouille (Best Animated Feature) is the next title on the What Else to Watch list following the recommendation in DK Canada’s The Movie Book for Toy Story. Featuring an incredibly talented voice cast including Patton Oswalt, Peter O’Toole, Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Brian Dennehy and Lou Romano the story follows…
The Incredibles (2004) – Brad Bird
Thanks to DK Canada’s very enjoyable The Movie Book, I get to delve into some of my favorite Pixar films as the next big title recommended in the book is the exceptional Toy Story, the feature film that started it all! Having previously reviewed it for the blog I eagerly jumped into the What Else…
The Mind Reels 