Sherlock Holmes (2009) Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, The Time Traveler’s Wife, and Mark Strong. Directing: Guy Ritchie At A Glance: In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary [...]
The Listener, Premiered — 1 March 2009 (in Canada), 4 June 2009 (in USA) Starring: Craig Olejnik, Lisa Marcos, Ennis Esmer, and Colm Feore So, this one came in under the radar, probably due to the simple fact that the wife and I don’t catch mainstream or even cable TV, and thus miss out on [...]
Warehouse 13, Premiered — 7 July 2009 Starring: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, and Saul Rubinek My wife and I caught the pilot to this new SyFy series thanks to Hulu (it’s the best way to watch television) last night. And I have to say we both thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were fun and believable. [...]
Knowing (2009) Starring: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, and Lara Robinson. Directing: Alex Proyas At A Glance: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son’s elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions — some that have already occurred and others that are about to — that lead [...]
Stargate: Continuum (2008) (V) Starring: Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, and MacGyver Directing: Martin Wood At A Glance: When Teal’c (Christopher Judge) and Vala (Claudia Black), the last of the Goa’uld System Lords, vanish into thin air, Carter (Amanda Tapping), Daniel (Michael Shanks) and Mitchell (Ben Browder) trek back in time and [...]
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem, and other rather forgettable folk. Directing: Eric Brevig At A Glance: Science professor Trevor (Brendan Fraser) has become the laughingstock of the academic community thanks to his outrageous theories. While on a trip to Iceland, Trevor, his nephew Sean (Josh [...]
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998) (TV) Starring: David Hasselhoff, Lisa Rinna, Sandra Hess, Neil Roberts, Tracy Waterhouse, Ron Canada, and Dr. X. Directing: Rod Hardy At A Glance: After years of self-imposed exile, retired agent Nick Fury (David Hasselhoff) returns to the field to help S.H.I.E.L.D. fight global terrorism. HYDRA has once again reared [...]
Scifi has a new show, Sanctuary. Sanctuary follows the adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping, best known to fans as the brilliant Col. Samantha Carter on Stargate SG-1), a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population — a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings [...]