When Sheppard’s (Joe Flanigan) team is ambushed by the Wraith yet again, Weir (Torri Higginson) begins to suspect that there is an informant somewhere on Atlantis. Blame initially falls on the Athosians who the Earth expedition has taken in and housed. Suspicion was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie from a story by Kerry…
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Power Hungry (1989) – Howard Weinstein
Howard Weinstein delivers his first Next Gen novel with Power Hungry. Set squarely in the second season of the series, Weinstein shows that he has a pretty solid handle on the characters, and explores an environmental theme that sounds very familiar to the way we are treating our own planet. The Enterprise is on a…
The Expanse (2015) – Dulcinea, and The Big Empty
I loved the moment when I discovered James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse series of novels. There’s space opera in it, but so much of the worlds they created are grounded in reality, and they all rely on hard science. So when the television series came along, I was super excited. But I kept waiting before…
Crimson Tide (1995) – Tony Scott
The next film on the What Else to Watch list following my screening of Das Boot for DK Canada’s The Movie Book is the white knuckle all star thriller, Crimson Tide. Featuring Tony Scott’s saturated color style, sharp edits, and punchy camera angles the film follows the crew of the U.S.S. Alabama as she ends…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Reunion, and Future Imperfect
Captain’s log: stardate 44246.3 K’Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) returns in this episode written by Thomas Perry, Jo Perry, Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga from a story by both Perrys and Drew Deighan. This is also the second episode of eight that was directed by Jonathan Frakes , who plays Commander Riker. First airing on 5…
The Warded Man (2008) – Peter V. Brett
My sweetie recommended this one for me. She was so adamant that I read it, and so convinced that I would enjoy it that she went out and bought me a copy, and I moved it to the top the pile. And, no surprise, she was right! A wonderful combination of fantasy and horror elements,…
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of D. Moreau (2014) – David Gregory
It’s odd. While I was reviewing the 1996 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau a couple of months ago, I was made aware of this fantastic documentary. I missed seeing it when it screened her in Toronto. It just seemed so strange, I was literally watching the film when my Facebook feed notified…
The Mind Reels 