Minority Report (2003)

“The Precogs are never wrong. But, occasionally... they do disagree.”

The year is 2054 and murder has been eliminated in the District of Columbia thanks to PreCrime, a special police taskforce, led by Chief John Anderton (Tom Cruise), that uses a trio of precognitives to predict murders and prevent them. When the Precogs predict that Anderton himself will soon kill a man, someone he has never even met, he is forced to go on the run so he can clear his name by solving a murder that hasn't happened yet.

The Mummy's Hand

“For who shall defile the temples of the ancient gods, a cruel and violent death shall be his fate, and never shall his soul find rest unto eternity. Such is the curse of Amon-Ra, king of all the gods."

After reviewing the wondrous Discworld books, it’s time to get back to the Universal classic horror movies again with The Mummy’s Hand, a 1940 sequel to the original film from 1932.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: A Case of Chiaroscuro

"I'm fine. Just not used to seeing things in black and white."

Strange New Worlds is on a roll. Unfortunately, it's not a good roll.

Star Trek Voyager: Scientific Method

"I'm running a little experiment of my own. Red alert!"

A rash of illnesses, genetic mutations, and general poor health is affecting many of Voyager's crew, and the Doctor is struggling to work out the cause.

Lanterns: Pilot

“It’s only one question: Are you afraid?”

A comic book show on HBO that is also a gritty mystery that directly cites True Detective as an inspiration? I’ve been waiting for this show for years.

Atomic Shark

“The beach is public domain!”
“I don’t think the law works that way…”

With a title like that, you basically already know what you’re in for: a radioactive shark. And let me tell you, they certainly delivered when it came to that.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Human Best Friend

"I promise you this will be the best shore leave ever."

And it's Star Trek does The Hangover.

The Boroughs: Series Review

Nobody cares about old people. Not even old people.

The Boroughs – a community for retired people – is advertised as a place where you’ll have the time of your life. Note this is not always a good thing.

Nightmare Shark

"If it can hurt us in our dreams, we should be able to hurt it back."

Nightmare on Elm Street but with a shark that occasionally takes the form of an insect swarm instead. I don’t know why the alternative form is an insect swarm. It just is.

House of the Dragon: Unbowed and Unbent

“He burns, but without fire.”

No one’s happy in this house. Everyone’s got big plans, delusions of grandeur, but reality keeps rearing its ugly head.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Griffin Incident

T'Pring: "This is deeply unsettling."
Spock: "On that we are in agreement."

Apologies, because I'm late again. Because oh boy, I did not want to write about this episode. I'm very tired of Strange New Worlds doing horror.

Sense8: Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye

"It's fake. Like everything in my life."

A lot happened in the closing minutes of the last episode and the fallout from those fateful events are felt in mostly quiet moments between the Sensates in this episode.