The Long Walk, based on the novel by Stephen King, is a brutal, moving and engaging piece of filmmaking that follows a group of young men making an unending walk, until only of them survives to claim the prize and receive one wish. Dystopian in nature, something director Francis Lawrence (he directed Constantine, and I…
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Star Trek: The Next Generation – Metamorphosis (1990) – Jean Lorrah
Jean Lorrah, who had previously penned Survivors for The Next Generation book series delivered the first Giant Novel in the Star Trek line. Once again, it focuses on Data. Sure Data was an interesting character, but the rest of the Enterprise-D crew gets the short-shrift in this story. But that may be a blessing for…
Family Ties (1987/1988) – Anniversary Waltz, Miracle in Columbus, and The Play’s the Thing
Hot on the trail of last week’s clip show comes an episode that was produced in 1983 for the second season. For some reason it sat on the shelf until 1987. Written by Alan Uger, this episode was finally broadcast on 16 December, 1987. It’s Steven (Michael Gross) and Elyse’s (Meredith Baxter) 20th Anniversary. While…
It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023) – Tyler MacIntyre
With a title like It’s a Wonderful Knife, you can tell already what kind of film this is going to be. It plays on the classic Capra film, turns it into a horror movie, and also includes a lot of laughs. It has a solid cast and may become a new holiday favourite for horror…
The Twilight Zone (1963) – A Kind of a Stopwatch, The Last Night of a Jockey, and Living Doll
There’s the signpost up ahead, it’s time to take a turn into The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on blu-ray thanks to Paramount Pictures. Up first is the Rod Serling scripted, A Kind of Stopwatch. The series creator adapted a story by Michael D. Rosenthal and debuted the episode on 18 October, 1963. Patrick Thomas…
The Twilight Zone (1962) – Showdown with Rance McGrew, Kick the Can, and A Piano in the House
Paramount Pictures has handed me the map, and I continue to explore the depths of The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series on blu-ray this week with another trio of episodes. First up is Showdown with Rance McGrew. Written by series creator Rod Serling from an idea by Frederick Louis Fox, this episode aired on 2…
The Mind Reels 