The Color TV Bandit (1968)
Adam 12: Season 1, Episode 2 Directed by: Phil RawlinsStarring: Martin Milner | Kent McCord Rating: FOUR out of FIVE rookie cops “Looks like they’re going to be okay…” The way Malloy and Reed look at each other gets me…
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The Toolbox Murders (1978)
Directed by: Dennis DonnellyStarring: Cameron Mitchell | Wesley Eure | Kelly Nichols Rating: TWO out of FIVE nail guns “Bit by bit… he carved a nightmare.“ It opens with a toolbox. A man in black leather gloves. Heavy breathing. A…
We Can Do Hard Things (2023)
Survivor: Season 45, Episode 1 Host: Jeff Probst Rating: THREE out of FIVE flint strikes The biggest twist of Survivor 45 wasn’t an idol hidden in plain sight or a tribe swap gone rogue, it was time itself. For the…
Cousin Geri (1980)
The Facts of Life: Season 2, Episode 16 Directed by: Asaad KeladaStarring: Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Geri Jewell Rating: THREE out of FIVE nervous chuckles When Geri Jewell cracks a self-deprecating joke about her cerebral palsy, the audience…
Kamp Krusty (1992)
The Simpsons: Season 4, Episode 1 Directed by: Mark KirklandStarring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright Rating: FIVE out of FIVE Krusty brand vitamins How could you, Krusty? I’d never lend my name to an inferior product. At its core,…
My Friend, Mr. Nobody (1965)
Lost in Space: Season 1, Episode 7 Directed by: Paul StanleyStarring: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Angela Cartwright, Bill Mumy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE disembodied voices I’m just an echo, that’s all. They left Earth, but the gender…
Prisoner of Love (1964)
The Andy Griffith Show: Season 4, Episode 18 Directed by: Earl BellamyStarring: Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Susan Oliver Rating: FOUR out of FIVE loosened collars I don’t know much about these things. What should I call you? Sergeant? Lieutenant? One…
A Most Unusual Camera (1960)
The Twilight Zone: Season 2, Episode 10 Directed by: John RichStarring: Jean Carson, Fred Clark, Adam Williams, Marcel Hillaire Rating: FOUR out of FIVE stolen futures “Object known as a camera, vintage uncertain, origin unknown.” Jean Carson popped up across…
Hulk Hogan (1953-2025)
Last year, I got stranded in St. Pete Beach during a hurricane. Technically, it might’ve been a tropical storm, but hurricane sounds sexier, so let’s go with that. I was trying to move my rental car to higher ground, forgetting,…
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Directed by: Brian De PalmaStarring: Tom Cruise | Jon Voight | Jean Reno | Ving Rhames Rating: FOUR out of FIVE self-destructing briefings “I’m not the only one who’s seen you alive.” Was Tom Cruise an action star before Mission:…