Kinetic was written by Philip Levens and first debuted on 26 February, 2002. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are at the Luthor Mansion for an interview. But things go badly when a local gang, who have the ability to phase through walls show up to rob the place. And because…
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Farscape (2001) – Thanks for Sharing, and Green Eyed Monster
As the crew tries to figure out how to deal with the two Crichtons (Ben Browder), they also try to find a way to heal Talyn after the leviathan’s encounter with something that trounced him. Thanks for Sharing was written by Clayvon C. Harris and first debuted on 15 June, 2001. Crichton is trying to…
Sisu (2022) – Jalmari Helander
Sometimes you just want a little of the old ultra-violence and you want to see nazis get the comeuppance you know they deserve. Sisu will check that box for you. Running a brisk ninety minutes there is blood, gore and violence galore as we join an older prospector (Jorma Tommila) in 1944 Finland. He’s left…
Family Ties (1985/1986) – How Do You Sleep?, You’ve Got a Friend, and Nothing But a Man
How Do You Sleep? gives us a cold opening, which is unusual for the show, and gives us Alex (Micheal J. Fox) suffering his sixth night of insomnia. Written by Marc Lawrence, this episode debuted on 12 December, 1985. Alex finds himself struggling, he’s exhausted but is also troubled and worried about all the things…
If It Bleeds (2020)- Stephen King
Stephen King knows how to tell a story and his short story/novella collections are always guaranteed to entertain. This one took me a while to get this one, but once I heard that the novella, If It Bleeds was a Holly Gibney story set after the events of The Outsider it raced up my to-be-read…
Diamonds Are Forever (1956) – Ian Fleming
The fourth James Bond adventure by Ian Fleming is on my book shelf this week, and I dug into it eagerly. Despite some troubling moments of racism, 007’s literary adventure in this book is damned enjoyable, and you can see a number of themes and locales survived the jump to the big screen with Sean…
On Golden Pond (1981) – Mark Rydell
The next title up in the Ten Bad Dates with De Niro book, under the category of movies not to watch while you are medicated, is this classic Oscar-nominated film starring Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, and Jane Fonda. The film, based on the play by Ernest Thompson, who also wrote the screenplay, follows Norman (Henry…
Moonlighting (1986) – Every Daughter’s Father Is a Virgin, and Witness For The Execution
Eva Marie Saint guest stars in the first episode up this week, Every Daughter’s Father is a Virgin. It debuted on 17 February, 1986, and was written by Debra Frank and Bruce Franklin Singer. It has a cold open with David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) answering mail about whether or not they were…
The Hands of Orlac (1924) – Robert Wiene
The next film The Movie Book from Dk Books recommends is Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. This is a film I had previously reviewed so I checked out the Key Movies of his career as endorsed by this collection, and found, The Hands of Orlac. A silent film from 1924, this is an…
Old 37 (2015) – Alan Smithee
The third title I got to take a look at today from Anchor Bay is this b-movie slasher film that seems to be play like a bit of a cross between I Know What You Did Last Summer and Friday the 13th. Horror icons Kane Hodder and Bill Moseley headline this film that despite the attachment…
The Mind Reels 