Stir of Echoes (1999) – David Koepp

Stir of Echoes got lost in the theatres when it went up against the ghost story The Sixth Sense. Based on the novel by Richard Matheson and adapted by Koepp who settled into the director’s chair as well, the film lets Kevin Bacon just shine, and features some well-executed visuals including the hypnotism sequence featuring…

Batman: Hush (2019) – Justin Copeland

The DC Animation adaptation of Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee is a solid piece of work and attempts to walk a balancing act between the established canon of the animated films, and the comics. There are also a lot of layers at work throughout the course of the film, something that doesn’t happen…

Sue’s Week in TV – Hits & Highlights

  Once Upon A Time – Season Three, Episode One:  Heart of the Truest Believer This week saw the return of magic once again to our TV screens, and while I wasn’t as geared up in anticipation as I’ve been for some other shows, OUAT is always a solid happy hour for me, and this…

Current TV Shows I Most Enjoy – Part II

Teen Wolf – I know, I know – how do I go from a period show (Bomb Girls) to a modern series based on a reimagining of a belovedly ridiculous teen flick from the 80’s? Well, I’ll tell you this much: the shows in this list have more in common with one another than they…

Once Upon A Time – Season 2 – Episode 1 – Broken

  My excitement level for the return of OUAT has been pretty extreme as of late, and I geared up even more for the season 2 premiere last night by watching the hour-long recap episode that aired right before it, as well!  Two hours’ worth of magic, mystery and mayhem – could a Sunday night…

Sue’s Series Squawk – Once Upon A Time (Season One)

  What a wonderfully delightful surprise THIS charming series ended up being!  In my mind, I’d signed up for it and Grimm as soon as I heard about them, but I was vaguely certain that I would prefer Grimm’s darkness to OUAT’s charm in the end.  How wrong I was!  I think I was in…

Rumpelstiltskin Revelations!

Once Upon A Time was back last night, looking to pick up where it left off before the holidays. Taking place about 2 weeks after the death of our favourite Sheriff, Storybrooke finds itself in the hunt for a newone, and the audience finally gets a look into the past FairyTale life of the very mysterious Mr….