Gold Key Comics continued to boldly go with their Star Trek comics. Issue 20, A World Gone Mad, hit comic spinners for September, 1973. It featured a story by Arnold Drake, art by Alberto Giolitti, and a cover painting by George Wilson. The splash page suggests that a passing comet has not only driven a…
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Frailty (2001) – Bill Paxton
I miss Bill Paxton. Sure, I never actually got to meet the man, but I loved his work. And It has been forever since I watched his film Frailty, so why not a revisit? Damn, this one is still a solid film. Mr. Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) comes to see FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe)….
TIFF 25: California Schemin’ dir. James McAvoy
I had never heard of Silibil ‘n’ Brains, but knowing this was James McAvoy’s directorial debut I had to check it out. It’s based on a true story, and it’s very entertaining. Gavin (Seamus McLean Ross) and Billy (Samuel Bottomley) are just a couple of blokes from Dundee, Scotland. They dream big, and those dreams…
Blue Steel (1990) – Kathryn Bigelow
The fantastic Kathryn Bigelow directs Jamie Lee Curtis in this crisp, occasionally brutal thriller. Megan Turner (Curits) is a rookie cop, who on her first day on the job shoots and kills an armed thief (Tom Sizemore) in a supermarket showdown. When the thief’s weapon isn’t found at the scene, Turner finds herself suspended, and…
Farscape (2000) – Liars, Guns and Money: Part 3 (Plan B), and Die Me, Dichotomy
The plan has changed. As Moya slowly begins to recover from burning out the living ingots, D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) realizes what Crichton (Ben Browder) has done! He’s given himself up to Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) to allow he and his friends to go free, including D’Argo’s son, Jothee (Matthew Nelson). With their hired guns, Aeryn (Claudia…
Run (2020) – Aneesh Chaganty
Run is a crisp and engaging thriller that rushes its twists and turns at a breakneck speed, driven by the performances of its two leads, Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen. Chloe (Allen) is confined to a wheelchair, and battling a number of illnesses. But she has her mother (Paulson) by her side, tending to her…
Farscape (2000) – Won’t Get Fooled Again, and The Locket
John Crichton (Ben Browder) insists he won’t get fooled again when he seems to be back on Earth, and nothing ever happened. But everyone seems to be there, D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe), Aeryn (Claudia Black), Chiana (Gigi Edgley), Rygel (voiced by Jonathan Hardy) and Zhaan (Virginia Hey). Lurking around the edges is Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) who…
Northern Exposure (1993) – Duets, and Grosse Pointe, 48230
Ed (Darren E. Burrows) is delighted when his spirit guide, One-Who-Waits (Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman) returns, and reveals that he has finally found Ed’s father! Duets was written by Geoffrey Neigher this episode was first broadcast on 18 January, 1993. One-Who-Waits leads Ed to Pete (Gordon Tootoosis) who works construction and Ed signs up as…
Farscape (1999) – Til the Blood Runs Clear, and Rhapsody in Blue
While Zhaan (Virginia Hey) is enjoying photogasms thanks to some unusual light, Crichton (Ben Browder) and Aeryn (Claudia Black) find themselves in all manner of trouble in Til the Blood Runs Clear. Written by Doug Heyes Jr. it first debuted on 9 July, 1999. After Crichton tests his ship, combined with some Moya tech in…
Stargate SG-1 (1999) – Fair Game, and Legacy
Carter (Amanda Tapping) gets promoted to Major in this episode, a wonderfully nice moment for the character, but things get interrupted when O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) gets beamed aboard an Asgard ship, which leads to the story for the episode when he has a conversation with Thor (voiced by Michael Shanks). Written by Robert C….
The Mind Reels 