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· by Thomas Stockel · Dec 3, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

Last time: James endured a debriefing almost as painful as the fight with Masters, then he headed out to meet up with some MI-5 blokes to check on a shipment of infected drugs, only to run into Dharma Reach. After…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 30, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Bond fought Bishop… wait, Bishop? His name’s Masters. Where the hell did Bishop come from?! God, I have to stop writing these things at 3 AM. And my cats are useless at editing; I have no idea why…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 26, 2020

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

Previously: Burnham was determined to figure out what caused the Burn, and learned of the existence of a black box data recorder that proved the Burn had a distinct point of origin. Saru told her Discovery had more important things…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 23, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

Last time: James entered a drug house and killed, well, everybody. Mr. Bishop visited the local MI-6 station and killed, well, everybody. Bond is strolling down the sidewalk when Bishop approaches, calling him Mr. Hutcheon, his official cover. Bishop fumbles…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 21, 2020

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

Previously: Burnham spent a year alone on a spaceship with the hunky courier/animal activist Book, but nothing happened between them. There’s Something Wrong with Georgiou, who was last seen staring off into the distance for a considerable amount of time.…

Series Review / Text / TV

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 19, 2020

The Boys series review (so far)

In the past few months, the Amazon series The Boys has generated a lot of buzz. The show, based on the comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and co-produced by Seth Rogan, basically takes the superhero craze that…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 16, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Bond arrived in Berlin and received a warm welcome from Dharma Reach, bionic assassin. He later went to go meet Dr. Kurjak, our obvious bad guy, who told Bond where to find the drug dealers. Is it a…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 14, 2020

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Previously: Michael Burnham and friends travelled to the year 3188, where the Federation has fallen apart, but they did get a tantalizing message from Admiral Senna Tal. They learned Senna was a Trill and his symbiont is now hosted by…

Movies / Text

· by Tyler Peterson · Nov 12, 2020

Movie Duel: The Illusionist vs. The Prestige

Our latest installment of Movie Duels takes us back to the hoary years of 2006, when we got two movies about stage magicians in the late nineteenth slash early twentieth centuries. Now, it’s no surprise why magic shows were popular…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 10, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Bond avenged 008’s death and his reward was to take on the deceased agent’s case load, part of which involved a drug dealer peddling an exotic product. He was sent to Berlin, sans gun, to meet a contact…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 6, 2020

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

Previously: Discovery arrived in the 32nd Century and had a pretty rough landing. Demter hit her head in the crash and now Something Is Wrong With Her. Stamets almost died and had to be put in a coma, but he…

Agonizer / Comic Book Review / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 5, 2020

James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)

As hard as it may be to believe, what with the passing of legend Sean Connery, I had intended to look at this comic for a little while now. You see, my plan has been to recap comics at the…

Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 4, 2020

Sir Sean Connery’s best (non-James Bond) work

This Halloween brought the sad news of the passing of cinema great Sir Sean Connery. As has been thoroughly documented over the decades, Sir Sean was best known for being cinema’s first—and, for many, best—James Bond. It was also well-known…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 2, 2020

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Sador arrived and ran headlong into stiff opposition, losing fighters and many soldiers on the surface of Akir. But the good guys suffered losses as well, with many farmers turned fighters dying along with Gelt and possibly the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 30, 2020

The Si-Wens of Titan: Star Trek: Discovery “People of Earth”

Previously: Burnham and her Red Angel suit arrived 930 years in the future and crashed into a spaceship belonging to a nice courier gentleman named Book. She learned the Federation is gone because all the dilithium went boom 100 years…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 26, 2020

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Sador’s sentries upon Akir they preyed and were themselves waylaid. Our heroes prepared for Sador’s raid by constructing moat and stockade, all the while a harmonica was played. Then St. Exim at Sador threw shade! But was her…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 24, 2020

For a few dilithium crystals more: Star Trek: Discovery “Far from Home”

Previously: The previouslies this week are basically a one-minute cut of last season’s finale, which I suppose was done to explain why the whole crew of Discovery decided to go into the far future with Michael Burnham. Also, we get…

Movie Recap / Movies / Text

· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 19, 2020

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: Shad and Nan found new recruits: an assassin for hire, a collective consciousness that was bored, and a reptilian space whaler with a grudge. Oh, and Sybil Danning. Speaking of which… Gelt (Robert Vaughn, in case you forgot…

Text / TV / TV Recap

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 17, 2020

The 32nd century isn’t so tough: Star Trek: Discovery “That Hope is You, Part 1”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery’s first two seasons: It was all Michael Burnham, all the time, as she went from disgraced mutineer to a decorated officer to the key to saving all sentient life in the galaxy. Her ship…

Movies / Text

· by Steven Birkner · Oct 14, 2020

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, ranked

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theatrical film series, like most long running film series, has its ups and downs and its periods of dormancy as well. In looking over all of the six, it’s easy for me to determine which…

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James Bond: VARGR #6 (part 6 of 6)

James Bond: VARGR #5 (part 5 of 6)

Unification III: Beyond Thunderdome - Star Trek: Discovery

James Bond: VARGR #4 (part 4 of 6)

The One Where Burnham Disobeys Orders: Star Trek: Discovery “Scavengers”

The Boys series review (so far)

James Bond: VARGR #3 (part 3 of 6)

Maps to the Starfleet HQ: Star Trek: Discovery “Die Trying”

Movie Duel: The Illusionist vs. The Prestige

James Bond: VARGR #2 (part 2 of 6)

Being Trill is a Tal order: Star Trek: Discovery “Forget Me Not”

James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)

Sir Sean Connery’s best (non-James Bond) work

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 6 of 6)

The Si-Wens of Titan: Star Trek: Discovery “People of Earth”

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 5 of 6)

For a few dilithium crystals more: Star Trek: Discovery “Far from Home”

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), a recap (part 4 of 6)

The 32nd century isn’t so tough: Star Trek: Discovery “That Hope is You, Part 1”

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, ranked

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