*****NAKATOMI PLAZA-SIZED SPOILERS!!***** Without going into a lengthy plot synopsis/breakdown of the 1988 action movie “Die Hard,” or its sequels, I’d like to add my voice to the ongoing online debate over whether or not the movie is truly a “Christmas film.” Short answer; yes, it is. Absolutely. Having watched it again this past weekend,…
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The legacy of a beloved satire is explored in “Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary” (2019)…
Never Give Up… I’ll admit that in the wake of the seemingly never-ending bad news regarding the global COVID-19 pandemic, my urge to write about sci-fi entertainment has been somewhat diminished lately. But while perusing social media, I ran across a video recommendation from Mike Okuda (who, along with wife Denise, was Star Trek’s…
By Grabthar’s Hammer, 1999’s “Galaxy Quest” salutes sci-fi fandom…
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the 1999 sci-fi comedy “Galaxy Quest”, written by David Howard & Ron Gordon and directed by Dean Parisot, is quite possibly the greatest Star Trek movie never made. “Galaxy Quest” really is “Star Trek,” as much as “The Orville” is also Star Trek by any other name. But unlike…