The sequel to the magical heist film, Now You See Me, suffers from a lot of faults which directly impact its enjoyment. First up, Isla Fisher didn’t return due to her pregnancy, which required the introduction of a new character, Lula, played enjoyably by Lizzy Caplan. Caplan is solid, and brings a nice comedic element…
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Kuffs (1992) – Bruce A. Evans
Kuffs was tailor-made for Christian Slater. Writer/director Bruce A. Evans alongside Raynold Gideon wrote the script with Slater in mind, and he plays the role perfectly in this action-comedy with constant fourth wall breaks. It’s like if Ferris Bueller became a cop. George Kuffs (Slater) is 21 and can’t figure his life out. He ditches…
Northern Exposure (1993) – Mud and Blood, and Sleeping with the Enemy
Spring is on the verge of springing and there is mud and mosquitoes everywhere in Cicely. Marilyn (Elaine Miles) encourages use of garlic, something that Chris (John Corbett) seems to agree with because of his food order at The Brick. Mud and Blood was written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider and was first broadcast…
The Paper (1994) – Ron Howard
Ron Howard and Michael Keaton paired up again for The Paper, a break-neck paced film about newspapers and journalism that still gets the adrenaline going while discussing the ethics of what is published. Set in a tabloid newspaper in New York, Howard and frequent producer Brian Grazer bring a script by David and Stephen Koepp…
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015) – Osgood Perkins
After enjoying Longlegs I definitely wanted to check out some of Perkins’ other work, and pulled up The Blackcoat’s Daughter to watch. And once again, I rather enjoyed his work, his storytelling and the performances he got from his actors. Set in a February winter break in an all-girls private school, Bramford (a nod to…
Farscape (2000) – Nerve, and The Hidden Memory
It’s a good thing that the secret Peacekeeper installation, Gamak base is so close, because Aeryn (Claudia Black) is in need of some serious medical assistance following their run-in with the Peacekeepers in the previous episode. Nerve was written by Richard Manning, and it was first broadcast on 7 January, 2000. John Crichton (Ben Browder)…
Farscape (1999) – DNA Mad Scientist, and They’ve Got a Secret
Getting hooked on PK Tech Girl was the beginning. DNA Mad Scientist cemented my Farscape addiction, because in this episode we see what some of Moya’s crew will do to get home, and how much it may cost them. Written by Tom Blomquist, this episode was first broadcast on 18 June, 1999. When the crew…
Northern Exposure (1992) – The Three Amigos, and Lost and Found
As Chris (John Corbett) reads Call of the Wild by Jack London to Cicely over the air, Holling (John Cullum) and Maurice (Barry Corbin) head deep into the woods to lay a dead friend to rest. They have a coffin ready to go, they saddle up the horses and head out into the snow, bonding…
Stargate SG-1 (1998) – Secrets, and Bane
While Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) and O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) head off to Washington to meet with the President, and track down a leak in Stargate Command, Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Teal’c (Christopher Judge) return to Abydos as Daniel agreed to one year after the events of Children of the Gods. Written by Terry…
Dark Skies (1997) – Shades of Gray, and Burn, Baby, Burn
Juliet (Jeri Ryan) gets a bit more of a backstory in Shades of Gray. Written by Brad Markowitz this episode first aired on 8 February, 1997. As things get filled in, including a horrifying encounter during her childhood in Russia, we are invited to an even darker journey John Loengard (Eric Close) and Kim Sayers…
The Mind Reels 