It's time again to sit in the Captain's chair, as we fire up the warp engines and review " Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ". While on a mission to escort the Klingon Chancellor to a peace conference a surprise attack ends with the Chancellor dead, and Kirk and McCoy in chains. Can the crew rescue their friends, and bring peace to the galaxy... or will their final mission end with death? " Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country " is the final film featuring the original crew and cast members.  It is also one of the strongest movies in the franchise.  The story is tightly written, and brings you action, adventure, intrigue, suspense, humor, and drama in equal measure.  The pacing is lively and exciting. Kirk and Spock get a great amount of character development that is wonderfully balanced out by the character development of the Klingon race.  Both the protagonists and the antagonists are well crafted and enjoyable to watch. I loved the performances g...

Man, you know you're getting old when all the legends you grew up with are passing away left, right, and centre... and today we've lost one of the true greats. Christopher Plummer, who graced the silver screen and stage for more than seven decades, has died. He was 91 years old. Plummer was Canadian born, and appeared in hundreds of films, plays and TV shows. He's probably best know for roles in The Sound of Music, Beginners, The Insider, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and 12 Monkeys. His most recent appearances include Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World and Rian Johnson's hit Knives Out. He's a Tony and Oscar winning actor, who seemed incapable of turning in a bad performance, even on B-grade TV shows like Counterstrike. In fact, he was only cast in 2017's All the Money in the World when Kevin Spacey was cut from the finished film due to controversies involving the #MeToo movement. Plummer was hired at the last minute, reshot all of Spacey...

The Animated Addict is back in town, and in the Basement with another review!  Today, I'm going to take a quick look to the skies as I review Pixar's 2009 release, " Up "! Carl met the love of his life at the age of nine.  Ellie was fearless, adventurous, and energetic... and she had her own clubhouse.  They both shared a dream to visit Paradise Falls- a dream they would work to accomplish throughout the length of their relationship. Until tragedy struck the loving couple.

The first Extended Cut episode is here! Featuring Jason and Shawn's NL Morning Show stint with Howie Reimer PLUS a whole lotta other movie talk, and even some movie news, for your ear holes! Jason and Shawn yap about Incredibles 2, and Shawn puts the recent VOD release Rampage -- starring The Rock and a giant monkey -- on the chopping block. Oh, and Jason brings a Retro Review in for examination.