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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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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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Review: Westworld (Season 1, Episode 1)
Is it just me or does the black-and-white credits remind you of the cloak-and-dagger, noirish opening to True Detective? Jonathan Nolan definitely shares his brother’s knack for arresting imagery such as the cold open with a nude Rachel Evan Wood … Continue reading
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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Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead (Season 2, Episode 1)
Ash Vs. Evil Dead was a fan-friendly success last season by transcending expectations of the erstwhile hero with grey temples. I do wish had more time to bask in the hedonistic excess of Ash in Jacksonville. He winks one sexual … Continue reading
Review: Luke Cage (Season 1, Episodes 2-4)
Episode 2 Daredevil skulks Hell’s Kitchen for criminals but he is hardly confronted by thugs and gutter snipes which distinguishes Luke Cage from his New York City counterparts. Like Will Graham pre-visualized the crime scene from the sociopath’s perspective, Paul … Continue reading