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Favorite films

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Alien

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  • The New Man in Charge

    ★★★★

  • Star Trek: Section 31

    ★★

  • Star Trek

    ★★★½

  • Music by John Williams

    ★★★★

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  • The New Man in Charge

    The New Man in Charge

    ★★★★

    “You just need to get back to the island, that’s all.  It’s where you belong.  It’s where you’ve always belonged.” – Hugo Reyes to Walt
     
    Just before Christmas, and seeing the announcement of the Lost documentary – which was good, learned I didn’t know about the show, made me want to rewatch the show from the beginning.  I have to admit, the notion of a 26 episode season seemed a bit daunting as I have a fairly busy life,…

  • Star Trek: Section 31

    Star Trek: Section 31

    ★★

    “There are no benevolent dictators.” – Philipa Georgiou

     
    What is Section 31?
     
    Section 31 is a clandestine operation that does all of the dirty work Starfleet will not do to keep the United Federation of Planets safe.  It’s like a 21st century equivalent of the CIA, but darker.
     
    I am not sure how to really categorize this.  Star Trek: Section 31 has been called the 14th Star Trek film, but in reality it’s a TV MOW.  But,…

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  • The Thing

    The Thing

    ★★★★★

    There are 3 reasons I watched this film tonight: snow day today, perfect pandemic film, and it is one of so many movies that came out in 1982 that is turning 40 years old this year.

    1982 seems to be a year of some really influential films: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, Fast Time At Ridgemont High, Annie, Poltergeist, Tootsie, The Dark Crystal, Gandhi (Best Picture + 7 more Oscars), Tron, The Verdict…

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    This isn’t a review of the movie, but of the new trailer for the much anticipated Ghostbusters film. Wow!! So many little easter eggs, and appreciated even more with the film’s director, Jason Reitman doing a director’s commentary version.  

    He’s not giving anything away, but this is like a fan’s homage to the original film, and Ghostbusters II. I haven’t seen the reboot (I’m not a fan of reboots – looking at you JJ Abrams) but I will check…