I’ve been looking forward to Supergirl in a pretty big way. I like comic books, superheroes and the blending of the two in general, so of course Supergirl was going to be on my watch list. But I really like DC Comics, the whole world of Superman, the…
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Doctor Who has long been my favorite show, but my actual viewing it over the years has been very on-again / off-again. Lately, it’s been all-on, as I’m actually closing in on finishing re-watching all of the classic episodes (at least the ones that are easily available for me…
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As mentioned previously, in “Impossible Voyages” I’m watching and writing about a run of new (to me) science fiction films to be watched over last year, which has extended to this year (2026). You can read the rationale and ground rules here. In the meantime, we are advancing from…
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Doctor Who has long been my favorite show, but my actual viewing it over the years has been very on-again / off-again. Lately, it’s been all-on, as I’m actually closing in on finishing re-watching all of the classic episodes (at least the ones that are easily available for me…
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So what did I do in May? It’s hard for me to remember, since it’s now almost the end of June. But June has been so busy that doing the little extra thing like blogging have fallen by the wayside. What has made June so busy? We can…
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When I’m picking movies to watch on the plane, I often gravitate toward stuff that is a bit “lower-brow”…in other words things that I can watch and hopefully enjoy, without necessarily being demanded of too much in terms of my intellectual and emotional engagement. In other words, I…
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This is the first ever live action (mostly) adaption of Superman, long one of my favorite characters–a 15 chapter serial (serialized films that were released in cinema matinée screenings over successive weeks) from Columbia pictures in 1948. It starred Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, Tommy Bond, and Carol Forman.…
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As mentioned previously, in “Impossible Voyages” I’m watching and writing about a run of new (to me) science fiction films to be watched over last year, which has extended to this year (2026). You can read the rationale and ground rules here. In the meantime, we are advancing from…
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Doctor Who has long been my favorite show, but my actual viewing it over the years has been very on-again / off-again. Lately, it’s been all-on, as I’m actually closing in on finishing re-watching all of the classic episodes (at least the ones that are easily available for me…
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There are probably a bunch of movies out there called River, but I’m talking about a Japanese movie from director Junta Yamaguchi and writer Makoto Ueda. Who? These are the geniuses behind Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, an incredibly clever Japanese comedy time travel film. River is also…
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