Patrick Stewart is a magnificent actor. His keen stare and acute character moments where you can see him living every moment to the fullest are the hallmark of his performances. More than that, Stewart rich speaking voice displays how much … Continue reading My List of the Best Jean-Luc Picard Moments
Addell and Gary do a deep dive on the recent Deep Space Nine documentary, “What We Left Behind.” Afterward, they each talk about their favorite DS9 episode. Finally, they discuss the recent Star Trek Universe news, including the Saturn Awards. … Continue reading Deep Space Nine “What We Left Behind” – A Special Star Trek: Age of Discovery Episode
News from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and Star Trek Las Vegas Convention. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery – August 2018 Update
My review of Marvel’s Black Panther contains important plot points. These are my overall impressions. Continue reading “A Pan-African Dream” – A Black Panther Review
What are we now? After more than a decade since the fallout from 9/11, the “War on Terror,” the protracted invasions in Iraq and Afghanistan made us? How should we define ourselves? As a nation of wimps? Wusses? Punks? Pussies? … Continue reading Has Gun Ownership Made Us A Nation Of …
I’m writing this on Saturday, February 23rd, the night before the 85th Annual Academy Awards. I’ve been really engaged in the predictions and tea leaf reading this year. I’ve watched the Golden Globe, SAG and the BAFTA Awards trying to … Continue reading Actors, Oscars and Strength in Numbers
Recently, I heard an interview Quentin Tarantino did with Terry Gross of NPR’s FRESH AIR. It wasn’t one of Terry’s best. She let Tarantino ramble on about his love of Blaxploitation films and other minutia. One of the tangents he went off on was critiquing famous American directors. Tarantino stated said he hated film director John Ford. You know, four-time, Oscar-winning director JOHN FORD. Yeah, that John Ford. Ford is best know, but not exclusively, for his westerns. Tarantino doubled down on his criticisms by saying “Ford was a racist!” I waited to hear Tarantino give an explanation why he considered Ford … Continue reading It’s 2013 and My President is Black or Why I Don’t Need Quentin Tarantino to Give Me Racial Pride