VIDEO: Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
A review of the 1996 kaiju movie Gamera 2: Advent of Legion.
Author: Thomas Stockel
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 4 of 10)
“Should Bill be drinking before heading into space? I don’t think that suit has a catheter, and his ship didn’t look big enough to have a toilet. Guess it’d better be a short trip.”
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 3 of 10)
“I’d say the powers that be are trying to collectively piss off an entire region of planet Earth, but I get the feeling everybody gets offended equally here, and it’s just Latin America’s turn.”
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 2 of 10)
“Men’s-only locker room, casual misogyny when it comes to humor, assumptions that women are only interested in material goods. Glad to see the future hasn’t changed, 1969.”
Moon Zero Two (1969): a recap (part 1 of 10)
“Honestly, after the opening credits, I was expecting a lot less subtlety both in plot and visuals, like everyone would be walking around wearing aluminum cowboy hats or something.”
RAW FEED: Tom discusses comics
A video discussing what comics I am currently buying.
Star Trek (TAS) “The Jihad”
Kirk and Spock join the alien version of the A-Team as they search for the soul of an ancient messiah figure, and we promise reading this recap will not put you on any kind of government watch list.
6 things to love about From Russia with Love (1964)
“If you held a gun to my head and forced me to pick the Bond movie that rises to the top, I would have to say it’s From Russia with Love.”
Star Trek (TAS) “The Slaver Weapon”
“Aaaand it basically looks like a watermelon with a handle. I guess the Slavers took juicing very seriously. ”
VIDEO: The mystery programs of Peter Davison
Thomas discusses the mystery TV programs of the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, including Campion and The Last Detective.
VIDEO: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Thomas celebrates World Turtle Day (yes, that's a real thing) with a recap of the movie Gamera: Guardian of the Universe.
VIDEO: Cadfael
A look at the Cadfael television series that aired on ITV in the UK from 1994-1998, as well as some notes regarding how Cadfael relates to role playing games.
RAW FEED: brit mys01
A review of British mystery programs that I have watched over the years.
Star Trek (TAS) “The Ambergris Element”
“I guess with the aqua-shuttle and bass boat, putting Kirk and Spock in speedos was not in the budget this week.”
VIDEO: Death Hunt (1981)
A review of the early '80s action movie Death Hunt.
VIDEO: Theater of Blood (1973)
A review of the Vincent Price film.
Star Trek (TAS) “The Time Trap”
“Kirk sounds a little stressed out here, and no wonder; at his normal rate of conquest, he’ll have slept with every female in the pocket universe in a matter of weeks!”
Should Picard have died? Part 2: How Trek goes on without him
“I’m going to indulge in wild speculation here in regards to what the Star Trek franchise could have looked like without Picard. And that involves treating the entire Star Trek franchise as one whole story.”
Should Picard have died in “Best of Both Worlds”?
“We go from a buildup where the status quo might be changed Forever! to one where ultimately there are no consequences whatsoever. And in the long run, this cripples the franchise.”
VIDEO: What makes a great villain? Part 4: Emma Frost, the White Queen
Tom follows up his previous Retrotorials about what makes a great (or bad!) villain with a look at a kick-ass villain who was completely botched: the X-Men's White Queen, Emma Frost.
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