Movies can stay with you. I remember seeing Sideways when it hit theatres, laughing with my friends as Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church tried to figure out their lives, loves, and wine. The characters and moments stayed with me, not to mention the talented female leads of the film, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh….
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997) – A Simple Investigation, and Business as Usual
Station log: stardate unknown Rene Echevarria pens this Odo (Rene Auberjonois) episode that sees the security officer falling for a beautiful woman, Arissa (Dey Young) who is working with the Orion Syndicate, and has been targeted for murder. It debuted on 31 March, 1997. The episode explores the loneliness that Odo feels, but also the…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1994) – The House of Quark, and Equilibrium
Station log: stardate unknown Ronald D. Moore pens the script from a Quark (Armin Shimerman) story by Tom Benko. It first aired on 10 October, 1994. The Ferengi’s lies get him into big trouble this week when he claims he killed a Klingon in his bar. The warrior’s widow, Grilka (Mary Kay Adams) arranges for…
The Long Walk (1979) – Stephen King as Richard Bachman
King’s first novel, written, not published, is a gripping thriller that terrifies and captivates, from the first page to it’s haunting conclusion. Writing under his pseudonym of Richard Bachman, the story follows Ray Garraty a young teen in an alternate timeline where a totalitarian government has assumed control, and all of it is overseen by…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) – Babel and, Captive Pursuit
Station log: stardate 46423.7 Miles (Colm Meaney) is having a hard time on the station as one system after another seems to be going down, and it’s up to him to see after all the repairs. But things are about to get a whole lot worse. This episode written by Michael McGreevey and Naren Shankar…
Hot Docs 2014: Giuseppe Makes a Movie (Adam Rifkin)
Having its World Premiere at 7pm this evening at the Scotiabank Theatre, this behind-the-scenes film focuses it’s objective eye on the filmmaking process of Giuseppe Andrews. One time, he was a young bit part actor, with roles in films like Independence Day and Detroit Rock City, as well as recurring roles on television series. But now, he’s…
Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E05 – Girl in the Flower Dress
The other show I had to catch up on after Toronto After Dark was this week’s episode of S.H.I.E.L.D., and as demonstrated from week to week, the stories and character continue to get stronger and more enjoyable. This week, we learn a little bit more about Skye (Chloe Bennet), though we’re still left on…
The Innocents (1961)
Is she crazy? Or are the children possessed? The Innocents tends towards the ambiguous, and I like that. Yes we see through the eyes of Miss Giddens, as played by Deborah Kerr, but is she seeing real spirits or is her mind playing tricks on her. Giddens is hired by a man to look over…
The Mind Reels 