Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
I’ve always loved Star Trek. Not the diabolical new shit. They’ve been a long-running series of abominations – from JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot in 2009 to the two sequels (Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond), to each series: Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, and most recently, Starfleet Academy. (I can’t comment on the animated slop, Lower Decks; I’ve only seen the pilot, and that was awful. Maybe it improved. Maybe. Maybe we’ll have world peace tomorrow.) The people in charge of the franchise – JJ Abrams originally, and then Alex Kurtzman – just don’t understand the property. JJ acknowledged that in an interview, where he proclaimed he…
Highlander: Immortal
I didn’t see Highlander during its cinematic release way back in 1986. In fact, I don’t recall its cinematic release, which is unusual, because I was constantly going to the cinema to watch movies. It wasn’t until Highlander’s VHS release that I saw it (I only borrowed it because I borrowed pretty much everything), but it immediately became a favourite. Swords? Tragic heroes? Two beautiful love interests in Beatie Edney’s Heather (and even the romantic in teen-me was committed to the tragedy of that romance) and Roxanne Hart’s Brenda? A larger-than-life villain in Kurgan (awesomely played by the equally awesome Clancy Brown)? Sean Connery as the mentor Ramirez? Actually, it…