John Mosby

  • Mars Deflects: ‘2036 – Origin Unknown’ lacks gravity…

    When the first manned shuttle to Mars in 2030 ends up with the loss of ship and crew, efforts to find out what happened are initiated. Six years pass and with a massive leap forward in self-building tech, the decision is made to use AI technology to oversee the...
  • To ‘Infinity’ and Beyond. Marvel’s empire strikes back.

    After watching his homeworld’s resources being incapable of supporting his civilisation the mad Titan, Thanos (James Brolin) came to the conclusion that only halving the universe’s population would ensure the survival of everyone left. Such reaping would not be swayed by money, power or position, he would see the...
  • Powerplays: Madden and Hawes star in BBC’s ‘Bodyguard’…

    Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden plays David Budd, a war veteran now employed as a top-level officer for the ‘Royalty and Specialist Protection’ part of the Metropolitan Police Service. Essentially that means he is assigned to prominent subjects who may be under genuine threat of harm. His latest assignment...
  • The Seagal has landed…a more diplomatic role?

    Stop me if you hard this one before, but a well-known American known for his larger-than-life and uncompromising persona on the screen… who has recently had accusations made against him about his conduct regarding women… who has been dabbling in politics and has been seen with Russian president Vladimir...
  • Make it So! Sir Patrick to reprise Picard for new Trek…

    For a franchise with so many memorable captains – and the actors who portrayed them – it’s probably true to say that James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) hold the most venerable positions in fandom and general pop culture. The original Star Trek ran...
  • ‘Timeless’ gets wound up with a two-part finale…

    Though the concerted and passionate campaign for a third season of Timeless failed to get the NBC time-travel another run, the show’s fans and its production team were hoping that an alternative could be found that would resolve the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the recent season, perhaps...
  • Netflix ‘Extinction’ isn’t quite DOA, but lacks a pulse…

    Peter (Michael Peña)  is having very bad dreams – where his city and his friends and neighbours are suddenly slain by an attack mounted by lights that come from the sky. His family (including wife Alice – Lizzy Caplan) and co-workers have tried to be supportive but the strains...
  • The Fisher Queen: Leia lives on for next ‘Star Wars’…

    There was a great disturbance in the Force when Carrie Fisher passed in December 2016. A talented actress and arguably an even more talented screenwriter, she left a unique space in the film-industry and also left the makers of Star Wars with a practical problem. Though the new Star...
  • Fallout – Impossible’s re:mission position…

    Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise)’s new mission, should he choose to accept it, is to stop the sale of three spheres of plutonium that could wreak havoc if detonated. What’s left of the IMF’s opposite numbers /nemesis-organisation ‘The Syndicate’ is infusing itself with an even more extreme set of zealots,...
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