The second night of the Lonesome Dove miniseries was 6 February, 1989. William D. Wittliff’s adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s novel continued chronicling the journey of the Hat Creek outfit’s cattle drive to Montana. And it picks up exactly where the previous episode closed out, with the vicious water moccasin attack. Beginning with this death, we…
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Lonesome Dove (1989) – Leaving
Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was adapted into an Emmy-winning mini-series. The epic novel was broken up into four parts, with the first part debuting on 5 February, 1989. It was adapted by William D. Wittliff, and the opening feature-length episode was directed by Simon Wincer. I remember the ads for this on television, and…
Novocaine (2025) – Dan Berk and Robert Olsen
Jack Quaid brings his likable charm to the action comedy, Novocaine, a film that definitely leans into the pain can be funny and gross school of cinema. Born with a rare disease, Nate Caine, can’t feel pain. Consequently, he’s lived his life in a safely controlled way, exuding caution every step of the way. Until…
The Ice Pirates (1984) – Stewart Raffill
1984 was an awesome year for me. I moved to a tropical country, and because there was no regular television there, and everyone else seemed to have one, my family bought it’s first VCR. And from there I was able to explore countless genre’s to my heart’s content. And seeing as there were so many…
The Mind Reels 