Mini Movie Reviews: Box Office Bombs

Today's theme is money losers featuring films by Andrew Dominik, Michael Lehmann, Luc Besson, Michael Cimino, Francis Ford Coppola, John McTiernan, and Peter Yates.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Tomorrow's Enterprise

La'an: "You know what's not in the book? Time travel is heartbreaking. The only day we have is today."

This was Uhura's episode, and Celia Rose Gooding did it justice. In certain scenes, I could swear she was channeling Nichelle Nichols in the best possible way. Uhura has changed a lot since she joined the crew of the Enterprise, and this episode took her in a whole new direction that was great for her character.

Star Trek Voyager: Year of Hell, Part 2

"Time's up!"

Things just get worse and worse for Voyager's senior officers until Janeway, once again, reaches something of a breaking point.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Series Review

"I’d just like to say I am happy to be here with my family. My super weird family with two black dads, and two Latina daughters, and two white sons, and… Gina."

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a mostly comfort-food comedy about where a new captain arrives with a mission of bringing order to a NYPD precinct.

Lanterns: Bad Optics

“You didn’t take the fall. You fell.”

Well, I guess that he really is dead. You don’t have a funeral like that if you were planning on walking it back.

House of the Dragon: The Dragon in Winter

“Yes. Yes, cowards. You might well retreat. For now you see me as I truly am! Dreadful in vengeance! Righteous and glorious!”

This show is what I imagine it’s like watching a car pileup in slow motion. You can see the bad trajectory everyone’s heading in, and maybe notice a few of them desperately trying to course-correct, but it’s still too late. They’re gonna crash, and it’s gonna get messy.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Once La'an a Time

"Are we all on drugs? Or do you all see a castle over there, too?"

If you've been following my reviews this season, you can probably guess how discouraged I was when I heard that this episode was part two of "The Elysian Kingdom."

Lanterns: Lights Out

“Was it worth it?”

Well, that certainly felt like a season finale. It was also definitely my favorite episode of the season so far.

Widow’s Bay: Season One

“I can't keep track of the amount of bullshit this island spawns.”

(This review covers the first season of Widow's Bay. It is mostly spoiler free, though minor plot points are covered.)

Star Trek Voyager: Year of Hell, Part 1

"You have the bridge... what's left of it."

Voyager accidentally puts itself in the line of fire of an obsessive alien commander.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Orders of Magnitude

"Commanding a starship levies a heavy cost. There is no hiding who you are once you sit in that chair."

Please tell me why, when they are clearly capable of making an excellent episode like this one, are we getting dreck with puppets and soap operas?

Lanterns: The Weenie

“Jazz. That can’t be good.”

Hey, what's wrong with jazz? It's a perfectly acceptable music genre!