Actor Michael Forest, who played Apollo in the Star Trek episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" and guest starred on shows from The Twilight Zone to The Dick Van Dyke Show. died on October 14, 2026, at the age of 97. He also appeared in several Roger Coman movies and dubbed voices on several anime projects (including Alex Rosewater on The Big O).Michael Forest was born Gerald Michael Charlebois on April 27, 1929, in Harvey, North Dakota. He moved with his family to Seattle while very young. He…

A few minutes into Klara and the Sun, director Taika Waititi’s schmaltzy adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s popular novel, it struck me that Waititi might be aiming for an idiosyncratic classic about the relationship between a friendly robot and a teenage girl. Set in the near future, Waititi's instructional fable focuses on Klara (Jenna Ortega), a slightly dated android who longs to be adopted lest she be cannibalized for spare parts. Klara languishes in The Friend Store, where she and her cohorts…

OK FINE, I definitely caved. I’ve been playing Aion 2. I like it. I’m having fun. I...

★★★☆: I enjoyed the heavily stylized action scenes and the plentiful practical effects. The overall concept was a little thin and the non-action parts had weak dialogue, but it was a fun ride overall. FYI: My reviews are scored out of 4. Also, thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed and supporting the indie web!

★★★☆: A fun premise bolstered by a truly unhinged Jim Carrey performance. The physicality, the facial expressions, the frenetic babbling. No one else can have such an impassioned conversation with a blue pen. He was such a force in his heyday. FYI: My reviews are scored out of 4. Also, thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed and supporting the indie web!

Just watched Joanna Stern’s review of the iPhone Duo and based on what I saw, I would not buy it at this time. Not only is it too expensive, but too buggy.

Digital red string appears in Avengers Assemble #24 (Marvel, April 2014).

Color me surprised when I realized Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (one of

I’m pleased to again present a guest post contributed by my friend Ken Stauffer, who has written several pieces for BAMF Style previously and chronicles the style of the Ocean’s film series (and beyond!) on his excellent Instagram account, @oceansographer. Kyle Chandler in Lanterns. Photo credit: John Johnson/HBO Max. Vitals Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, cocky former test pilot and Green Lantern of Sector 2814 Coast City, California, Summer 1975 and 1996, and Rushville, Nebraska, Fall 2016 and…

“Could a donkey ever become an astronaut?” I always enjoy seeing a new story brought to the stage, especially one that isn’t already a household name. Toto, adapted from Ximo Abadia’s beautifully illustrated children’s book, follows a young donkey determined to defy expectations and pursue their dream of becoming an astronaut. At its heart, it is an uplifting story about perseverance, self-belief and refusing to let others define your future. Productions like this are a reminder of why it is so…

Last Sunday was dark, rainy and gloomy, but we make our way towards the Scène Cæcillia for the last representation of "Prima Facie". And boy was it worthwhile.

An engaging musical from Paramount Pictures, RHYTHM ON THE RIVER (1940), was just released on Blu-ray by Universal.The movie has a sparkling cast, including Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, and Oscar Levant, plus a slew of familiar supporting faces.Rathbone plays Broadway composer Oliver Courtney, who actually isn't a composer at all; Bob Sommers (Crosby) writes the music for Oliver's songs, and Cherry Lane (Martin) writes the lyrics.The catch is, both Bob and Cherry think they're…

The first UK screening of Rogue Trooper took place at the British Film Institute (BFI) as part of the BFI London Film Festival, bringing together an incredible mix of cast, creatives and die-hard 2000 AD fans for a very special evening! Among those in attendance were members of the cast, including the brilliant Aneurin Barnard, Reece Shearsmith, Alice Lowe, Asa Butterfield, Rob Delaney, Al

It's Dancing with the Stars 35's Dedication Week, and for Marshal Knight, that means "we all have to buck up and allow these performances to be used as a therapeutic outlet for the celebrities." But there were some standouts!

Though the NYFF reviews may continue to pervade our page like an invasive species that just won't quit and go away, it's time to give a proper ending to the longest TIFF coverage we've ever done at The Film Experience. Though all good things must come to an end, it need not be a bitter one. So, let's go out on a fun note, with Cláudio Alves and Eurocheese back for the third and final part of their Jury of Two chat. Diego Calva's hot social worker from CLUB KID welcomes you to the end of our…

"Jenna and Val cannot take criticism to save their lives," Marshal Knight wrote in his DWTS recap last week—and Val proved that to be true, and won't be on the show this week.

Tonight I watched The Odyssey at the BFI IMAX (and so completed a 3 month odyssey of my own).

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NBC's The Traitors: New Blood has been a baffling mess, and I think there's one thing to blame more than anything else: episodes that are much shorter than the ones on Peacock. Yep, I'm blaming the editing!

We previewed it, and we actually went to the theater to watch the new Sense

★★☆☆: Builds lot of tension without much resolution. Like, it has a sort of unsatisfying ending and then the credits roll, but there's never any explanation or closure. It just sort of stops. FYI: My reviews are scored out of 4. Also, thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed and supporting the indie web!

The Mission (1986)

by Cláudio Alves Last but not least, in this miniseries of Latin American highlights from the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, we have a quartet of films that ponder return, whether to a place or a time, perchance a cultural root or the depths of literary history. You have Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom, premiered at Cannes to rave reviews and which, effectively, marks a sequel, quasi-remake of the director’s quarter-century-old debut. The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs considers…

The first recording today starts with the end of Dennis The Menace. There’s a trail for Autumn programmes on CBBC. Then it’s a repeat of What’s New Scooby-Doo? – Uncle Scooby and Antarctica. Media Centre Description: Children’s animated series about a group of teenage sleuths and their cowardly dog. The gang accompanies a penguin back to its home in Antarctica and find a finned creature from the sea dragging victims to an icy fate. Recorded from CBBC Channel on Saturday 11th September 2010…

Q&A with Jeanie Finlay Stickers! On Sunday morning I read: The next Post Office scandal? Meet the fishermen fighting an ecocide, The Nerve. It’s about the Teesside developments, the sudden sea life die-off there, and the documentary exposing it.As luck would have it, that documentary, All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea, was having a preview screening the same evening in Brighton. And a live Q&A with the director, Jeanie Finlay! We headed over and watched.Notes: I was aware of the…

The 2026 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival felt bigger than previous years. Over its eleven-day run, the venue list changed and expanded; the festival screened over 250 films; Vancouverites and VIFF-goers I spoke with seemed more aware of more of the programming—especially the VIFF Live programming; and I accidentally attended a lot of screenings where cast and crew were present. To me, that all indicates that VIFF as an organization is healthy. (Not that one of the largest…

With a special guest, Ren!!! 00:00 Intro 00:48 Goodbye, Lara 38:40 Outro Music Credits: “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain “Seasons” by roljui

Whenever I think of films featuring ghosts and haunted houses, it is Jack Clayton’s The Innocents which always springs first into my mind. I don’t know about you, but I happen to think that spooky old houses are the best locations to set horror stories in. An old haunted house gives you creaking floorboards, flickering candles and plenty of dark corners; add in the possibilities of either spirits or mental illness messing with your mind, and you really have got yourself one very frightening…