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Reviews of Movies

“A Family Affair” Review

A Family Affair: Directed by Richard LaGravenese. With Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Kathy Bates. A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie-star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. This was the late night movie that I settled on to close out our lazy snow day and it turned out to be much more than I was expecting from everyone involved. The story is much more nuanced, the characters much more believable, and the situations all less sitcom / soap opera than Netflix is known for....

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Reviews of Movies

“The Core” Review

The Core: Directed by Jon Amiel. With Christopher Shyer, Ray Galletti, Eileen Pedde, Rekha Sharma. The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again. “You want me to hack the planet?” This is one of my wife’s favored natural disaster films, but for me it’ll always be at the bottom of the list for how silly the premise is. Buy On Amazon!

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“The Day After Tomorrow” Review

The Day After Tomorrow: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok. Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age. This was the first movie we watched after the apocalyptic snow storm here in Florida, we received well over 2 inches of snow! It promptly sorta melted, then turned into ice and now it’s unsafe to drive on and we have icicles. Buy On Amazon!

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Reviews of Movies

“Star Trek Beyond” Review

Star Trek Beyond: Directed by Justin Lin. With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana. The crew of the USS Enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the Federation stands for, to the test. I watched this on January 20th, 2025 because there was nothing better to watch on TV. I still love this film and am sad that there hasn’t been a Trek movie since. Buy On Amazon!

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“Star Trek Into Darkness” Review

Star Trek Into Darkness: Directed by J.J. Abrams. With Leonard Nimoy, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana. After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. I watched this on January 20th, 2025 because there was nothing better to watch on TV. It’s still a well made but goofy movie that I have many issues with. Buy On Amazon!

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“Star Trek” Review

Star Trek: Directed by J.J. Abrams. With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana. The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father’s legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. I watched this on January 20th, 2025 because there was nothing better to watch on TV. Buy On Amazon!

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Reviews of Television Shows

“Skeleton Crew” Review

Skeleton Crew: Created by Christopher Ford, Jon Watts. With Jude Law, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith. Four kids make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. This is, my far, the best Star Wars content to come out since the last time I said this, which admittedly is pretty often with things like The Mandalorian and Andor in the mix. Skeleton Crew is an entirely perfect mix of Goonies, The Pirates of the Carribean, and Rogue One. There’s kids lost on an adventure of their...

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Reviews of Books

“Sea of Stars” Review

Being a space trucker may sound like a cool job, but in reality it can be boring as hell. So when recently widowed Gil gets a long-haul gig across the universe, he figures it’s safe enough to bring his young son Kadyn along for the ride. But when their “big rig” gets bitten in half by a gigantic Space Leviathan, Gil is separated from his young son-with a breached suit that’s venting oxygen at an alarming rate. He’ll have to defy the odds and stay alive long enough to rescue Kadyn. But Kadyn seems to be getting all the help...

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Reviews of Books

Review: “Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era”

This title analyses how Star Trek’s 21st-century reinventions illuminate the unique challenges and opportunities of franchise-style corporate storytelling. This is much more academic than I’m used to reading, especially when I’m reading Star Trek content, which is normally easy breezy stuff that doesn’t challenge or surprise all too much. In this case though, author Adam Kotsko presents a fantastic look at an intersection of my personal interests in Reddit, Star Trek, Treklit, and overthinking things way too much. It’s well done and there’s a point where Adam asks “Did the novelverse really need to die for this?” and boy howdy...

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Reviews of Movies

“Lee” Review

Lee: Directed by Ellen Kuras. With Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Marion Cotillard. The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II. I had high expectations for Lee, and I’m thrilled to say it delivered on every level. This film isn’t just a biopic; it’s a masterful portrait of an extraordinary woman navigating a world that often sought to overlook her talents. Kate Winslet was the perfect choice to bring Lee Miller to life, portraying her with a depth and nuance that captures both her...