Darmok and Jalad in the Upper Room
A recurring theme in some of the strongest episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation is the pursuit of understanding. You could almost say that this theme is a core value of the Star Trek universe as a whole. For…
Trektember: Mad Idolatry | The Orville
The Emissary from Above I’ve always had a complicated relationship with science fiction when it tries to tackle religious subject matter. More often than not, the religious ideologies are minimized and dismissed as lunacy, while a fundamental belief in the…
Trektember: Pria | The Orville
The Economy of Redemption Storytellers and philosophers of nearly every century have speculated about the wondrous “second-chance” scenario, wherein a doomed individual or group is presented with a new lease on their legacy and future. The Orville – which frequently…
The Battle for an Ugly World: Se7en (1995) & Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
It’s hard not to be cynical. Don’t believe me? Watch the news. Sit through a few commercials. Scroll Facebook… This can be an ugly little world. Turn on the news and you’re likely to hear stories of violence and tragedy,…
Trektember TNG – #15: Unification
Choice by choice: Picard and Spock pursue Unification in this insightful article by Reed Lackey of The Fear of God podcast.
Trektember TNG – #14: Darmok
Harmony, wholeness, purpose: If you don’t read today’s Trektember article by Reed Lackey – Shaka, when the walls fell.
Trektember TNG – #3: The Measure of a Man
We Are More: Trektember explores tough questions with this review of “The Measure of a Man” by Reed Lackey of More Than One Lesson.
Review| Bone Tomahawk
At first thought, the genres of Horror and Western might not appear to have much to do with one another. Westerns evoke thoughts of a dusty America at the dawn of the modern age while horror conjures images of dank,…