Did we need a prequel to the A Better Tomorrow series that shows us how Mark (Chow Yun-Fat) became the man he was in the first film? Were we wondering where he got his aim, his sunglasses and duster from? I wasn’t but apparently someone thought we were. Hark Tsui takes over as director after…
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Get Smart (1965) – Our Man in Leotards, Too Many Chiefs, and My Nephew the Spy
Dick Donner directs another episode of Get Smart – Our Man in Leotards. With an original airdate of 20 November, 1965 the story was written by Mel Brooks and Gary Belkin. It seems a new drug is being held by CONTROL, one that paralyzes its victim. There is a plan to use it against the…
Northern Exposure (1995) – Lucky People, and The Graduate
It’s Founder’s Day in Cicely, so that means there’s going to be lots of celebrations, but there are also going to be a lot of problems for a number of residents this time around. Lucky People was written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider and it debuted on 15 February, 1995. Maurice (Barry Corbin) is…
Northern Exposure (1993) – The Big Feast, and Kaddish, for Uncle Manny
Joel (Rob Morrow) is a little out of sorts when it seems that everyone in Cicely has been invited to Maurice’s (Barry Corbin) celebratory dinner except him. The Big Feast was written by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green. It first aired on 22 March, 1993. The whole town is gearing up for the party, but…
Blown Away (1994) – Stephen Hopkins
Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones star in a cop thriller about revenge and the past. Set in Boston, Jimmy Dove (Bridges) is verging on retirement from the Bomb Squad following his marriage to Kate (Suzy Amis). Unfortunately, Dove’s past comes calling for him in the form of Ryan Gaerity (Jones) an IRA extremist with…
Little Eve (2018) – Catriona Ward
I loved Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street so when a friend asked me to dive into Little Eve, I was more than willing to. Gothic in the truest sense of the word, Little Eve is filled with gloom, mystery and hints of horror. Set on a tiny Scottish island, the story moves between…
Northern Exposure (1990) – Pilot, and Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence
I adored Northern Exposure whenever I came across an episode on television, and totally dug Chris-In-The-Morning (John Corbett), but I never watched the series from beginning to end. So it’s time to dig in to the classic series. Rob Morrow stars as Dr. Joel Fleischman. He’s had his med school paid for by the state…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – Before the Fall, and Bloodline
Magnum’s (Jay Hernandez) uncle, Bernardo (Steven Michael Quezada) arrives on the island for a visit, to share news of his coming wedding and shares a troubling secret about his mother in Before the Fall. Written by Mike Diaz this episode first debuted on 30 April, 2021. Bernardo asks Magnum to be his best man, and…
Avatar: The Last Airbender- Book 1: Water (2005) – The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1), Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2), and The Waterbending Scroll
The Spirit World is the first part in the Winter Solstice tale. It was written by Aaron Ehasz and was first broadcast on 8 April, 2005. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena) arrive in a small village that is being attacked nightly by a Hei Bai, a forest spirit,…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (2005) – The Boy in the Iceberg, The Avatar Returns, and The Southern Air Temple
With the live-action series on the horizon, it seemed like an ideal time to take a look at the original animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Throughout three seasons, the story follows Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), the Avatar, as he learns the skills he’ll need to stop the war with the aggressive Fire Nation and…
The Mind Reels 