The episode Bound first debuted on 17 November, 2004. It was written by Luke Schelhaas. There’s a lot of character stuff going on in this one as Lex (Michaeal Rosenbaum) finds himself caught up in a sex/murder scandal. He wakes up next to a murdered woman, Shannon (Cobie Smulders), whom he met the previous night….
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Smallville (2004) – Jinx, and Spell
Jinx was written by Mark D. Warshaw and debuted on 3 November, 2004. It introduces another name from the Superman legacy, meet Smallville’s version of Mxyzptlk (Trent Ford). He’s got a way to manipulate things and there are dangerous outcomes because of it, including someone getting hurt by Clark (Tom Welling) during a football game…
Smallville (2004) – Run, and Transference
Run introduces a familiar character of the DC universe to the Smallville mythos. Welcome Bart Allen (Kyle Gallner), this is Smallville’s incarnation of The Flash. Written by Steven S. DeKnight and it debuted on 20 October, 2004. Clark (Tom Welling) is in Metropolis with his dad, Johnathan (John Schneider). Jonathan is there for a checkup…
Smallville (2004) – Facade, and Devoted
Facade was written by Holly Harold and debuted on 6 October, 2004. It’s his senior year, and Clark (Tom Welling) ignores Jonathan (John Schneider) and signs up for high school football, whose team has a new assistant coach, Jason (Jensen Ackles), Lana’s (Kristin Kreuk) new fella. That raises a number of ethical questions. We also…
Smallville (2004) – Crusade, and Gone
The season four opener picks up three months after the season three finale. It launched on 22 September, 2004, and was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Welcome to the show, Lois Lane (Erica Durance)! She comes to Smallville to investigate her cousin Chloe’s (Allison Mack) death. And ends up, during her arrival in…
Terrifier (2016) – Damien Leone
Let’s get this out of the way, Art the Clown is a very cool creation, and a very deadly mime. That being said, the narrative around the character and the way the film is shot left a little to be desired. Trapped in a rough script, the film is luridly garish, but its uninspired cinematography…
Northern Exposure (1992) – Do the Right Thing, and Crime and Punishment
David Hemmings guest stars as Viktor Bobrov, a former Russian agent who arrives in Cicely, looking for a bargain on countless items, including the KGB file on Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin). Do the Right Thing was written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, this episode was first broadcast on 30 November, 1992. The file seems…
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) – Burt Kennedy
James Garner is at his charming best in Support Your Local Sheriff! Jason (Garner) rides into a small gold rush town, which we see spring up through the opening credits after Prudy (Joan Hackett) and her father, Olly Perkins (Harry Morgan) discover gold partway through a funeral – and that should tell you all you…
TIFF ’23: Hell of a Summer
Long-time friends Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk share directing, producing, writing and starring credits in their enjoyable and goofy riff on camp slasher films. It’s summer, and Camp Pineaway is gearing up for another round of campers and counsellors. In fact, the counsellors gather the weekend before camp opens to prepare, get reacquainted, drunk, high,…
Us (2019) – Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele who delivered the incredible Get Out, followed it up with Us, another highly enjoyable horror film layered with scares and social commentary. While there may be some flaws in the film it doesn’t change the fact that it’s hugely enjoyable, filled with fascinating twists and turns, and a fantastic performance by the always…
The Mind Reels 