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The Reviewinator: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
And now we come to the final voyage for the Original Series crew. Even though many of them looked ready for the galactic rest home in the sky, there’s something bittersweet about watching a movie with characters you’ve seen grow over … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek V – The Final Frontier (1989)
As the first movie made after The Next Generation began airing on TV, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier had a lot to live up to. With two polarizing fanbases arguing over which captain is better, William Shatner chose to … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home (1986)
Remember in the first season of the show when the Enterprise crew travelled back in time to 1966? And now exactly twenty years later they have to travel back to 1986? It’s almost as if their fictional timeline is parallel … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek III – The Search For Spock (1984)
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. What a horrible title. Putting the name of the guy who died in the last movie right in the title of its sequel can mean only one thing: he’s coming back. Just imagine … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan (1982)
“KHAN!!! KHAN!!! KHAAAAAAAAN!!!” And now every TV show and movie that ever quoted that line suddenly makes sense. I first heard about The Wrath of Khan from Seinfeld, when Kramer was learning Karate, so I was really looking forward to this … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek – The Motion Picture (1979)
10 years after the show was cancelled, the entire cast of The Original Series reunited to make the first movie in a franchise that’s still going strong to this day. With Star Wars becoming a monster success in 1977, renewed … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek – The Animated Series (1973-1974)
I’ll admit: I didn’t even know this Animated Series existed until I decided to delve into all things Star Trek. And after I found out about it, I strongly considered skipping it, if for no other reason than real “Trekkies” don’t … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jessica Alba in “Camp Nowhere”
For a brief period in the 90’s, summer camp kid comedies were hot stuff. Within this niche genre we find such movies as Heavyweights, Addams Family Values, and the subject of this post: Camp Nowhere (1994). The story of a … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek – The Original Series (1966-1969)
Space, the final fron—nope, not doing that! After 50 years, we all get it: Star Trek is a space show, with fast ships and quirky aliens and exotic new worlds, and the kind of visionary technology that would later inspire things like cellphones … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Fear the Walking Dead (Season 2) (2016)
While everyone is still hyped from the Season 6 cliffhanger on the real Walking Dead show, Fear seems to have been all but forgotten. With such an underwhelming first season, I had to repeatedly remind myself that this show was … Continue reading
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