The fan-favorite fourth installment of Star Trek on the big screen delivers basically everything I want in a movie: whales, pizza, and Sulu flying a helicopter. Here's a review of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Rewatching Star Trek III: The Search for Spock made me appreciate just how much of The Original Series spirit director Leonard Nimoy brought to it. This installment introduces so many things I love, from the Excelsior to Sulu's fashionable capelet. Here's a review! letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

My rewatch of ALL of Star Trek continues with The Wrath of Khan, directed by Nicholas Meyer. Ask any fan for their favorite Star Trek movies, and this one is guaranteed to be on the list. Unless you ask me; it's not even in my Top 5! A review to explain my heresy: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

After so many weeks of charting my episode ratings for Enterprise, The Original Series, and The Animated Series, I've reached the first of the Star Trek feature films. Time for a review! The Motion Picture, directed by Robert Wise, is my second-favorite of all. :D letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

When I first watched it some 15 years ago, I liked Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) more than The Original Series (TOS). Novelty and pacing were big factors. Revisiting TAS and now comparing against TOS Remastered, my opinion has flipped. There's more to say, but this infographic is a start!

Season 2 of Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) barely merits a separate graph from Season 1—it's only 6 episodes and feels almost the same! On a rewatch, I was more critical of some aspects of TAS...but less critical of, say, tricking Romulans with an inflatable Enterprise. Onto the movies!

Gigantic tribbles? Shrinking crewmen? An ill-advised crossover with Known Space? Must be Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) Season 1. Fuzzy canonicity aside, TAS is a welcome continuation of Kirk's 5-year mission that (usually) fits with established Trek. That's really all I want from a spinoff!

Infographic time! Here's a recap/overview of my scores for Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS). Considering this is the show that set the standard for the franchise, the series average is fitting—3.0 is my baseline for what Trek should ideally be. Interesting which writer ended up on the bottom!

The third and final season of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) might rank slightly behind the others, but don't let Herbert tell you it's bad. More narrative consistency. Fewer egregious HR violations. So much that sparks my imagination. Forget the 1960s; this feels like the 2260s. Onto TAS!

Mega Man 8 recording update: In all these years, I don't think I've ever seen Aqua Man's taunt where he sticks out his butt. In all these years, I don't think I've ever been killed by Aqua Man's butt.

Previously, I would've told you that Season 2 of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) was my favorite. Statistically... it isn't! Although it still frequently reminds me it's a 1960s TV show, this season develops and refines TOS to more consistently embody what I love about it and Trek in general.

I basically never listen to podcasts, but after rewatching Star Trek: TOS "The Paradise Syndrome" and poking around for Indigenous perspectives about the episode, I found this gem from Women at Warp. Thought I'd share! Also covers TNG, DS9, VOY, and more. www.womenatwarp.com/episode-54-i...

Watching Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) immediately after Enterprise (ENT)—in production order and Remastered (both a first for me)—was interesting. Lots to unpack for a future blog post. For me, Season 1 has a lot of pacing/writing issues, but the best parts are so satisfying. Solid overall.

A NEW VIDEO!? Here's a compilation of ancient footage from the judging process for MaGMML3—various highlights of my second time playing the levels. Be sure to read the description! This is the first time I've manually subtitled a video; feedback is welcome! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es4w...

Ooh, look, an infographic! Here's a recap of my episode scores for Star Trek: Enterprise across the whole series, with new and (I think) interesting score breakdowns. A couple scores changed once I locked down what separates a 0 from a 1 from a 2. See the comments for a fresh graph of each season.

Of the nearly 2500 movies I've marked as watched on Letterboxd, horror makes up <5%. October has become my designated "catch up on spooky stuff I can stomach" month, but I'm running behind this year, which is why I watched Halloween for Daylight Savings. A review: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Wow, I haven't watched a movie in almost 2 weeks!? Here's a belated review of Putney Swope, a slightly surreal satire from the 1960s, directed by Robert Downey Sr. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

After 3 entertaining but uneven seasons of low-tech TNG/DS9/VOY adventures, Star Trek: Enterprise finishes strong as the TOS prequel it was meant to be. "Isn't there 1 more episode?" Not yet! Too early in the timeline for that. For now, "Terra Prime" is the end of ENT, as it should be. Onto TOS!

Another week, another graph! Rewatching Season 3 of Star Trek: Enterprise was an absolutely wild ride. And it all averaged out to...perfectly average? I might faint; someone get me a Double Superbeef. I only planned to keep track of one major trope; this season demanded two. I had no choice.

Any Dropout fans in the house? Here's a review of D(e)AD, starring and written by Isabella Roland with a cast full of others you might recognize. A very funny, very human story of working through the loss of a loved one...who isn't so lost and wasn't so loved. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

For my Star Trek rewatch project, I'm keeping one season ahead of the graphs I'm posting. That gives me time to waffle about my ratings. Whereas Enterprise Season 1 was better than I remembered, Season 2 didn't hold up as well. A couple episodes landed higher than expected, but several slipped.

MM8 recording update (don't worry; my life isn't *entirely* Star Trek now): I resumed my practice run last night; I'm now into the second round of Robot Masters. I'm feeling good—there's some actual showoffery now. I'm also working on a test project for my new video editing software. Stay tuned...

In two weeks, I've rewatched two seasons of Enterprise. At this pace, I'll get through the whole franchise in about a year. I promised graphs. ENT Season 1 was a bit better than I remembered! Scores of 3-5 are my happy place, but I'll put up with a 2. See my previous post for my scoring rationale.

For my (re)watch of ALL of Star Trek, I'm rating each episode and movie on a scale of 0 to 5. Expect a weekly graph starting soon! First, though, I think it's important to share my methodology. I'm not following a strict rubric, but here's a summary of the key factors contributing to my scores:

Happy THE END DAY! Mark your schedules (click notification) for one of our best Crystalis stream ideas yet! youtube.com/watch?v=WHlY...

Okay, so I'm not *completely* taking a break from movies to watch Star Trek. But I definitely watched one *because* of Star Trek, so here's a review of The Wages of Fear. Classic French film. No, you'll like it. Things blow up. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Here's the watch order for my big Star Trek project. My views on continuity echo those of website Ex Astris Scientia. Officially, this is a rewatch of the first 50 years of Trek, and a second attempt to get through the last 10 years—previously foiled by canon rage, tone issues, and a weak stomach.

I'm taking a break from movies to pursue a project I've been contemplating for years: a full rewatch of ALL of Star Trek. It's fine; I've got 700 hours to spare. More details to come, but I'm following in-universe chronology, starting with Enterprise. I'm also rating every episode. Expect graphs.

If you need a feelgood reminder that positive change can come from ordinary people—or if you're just looking for something fun, music-filled, and English—I recommend Bank of Dave (from the director of Fisherman's Friends, which I greatly enjoyed). Review: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

I can be concise sometimes. Here's a tidy 200-ish words (this is concise for me) about Cinnamon in the Wind, an artsy comedy special starring Kate Berlant and directed by Bo Burnham: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

From writer/director Andrew Bujalski comes a completely normal '80s throwback mockumentary that definitely doesn't [ERROR: BLATANT MISDIRECTION NOT FOUND]. Here's my review of Computer Chess: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

MM8 recording update! This is one of my weakest Classic games, and I realized that getting good enough to show off has been a barrier to progress. It's been *work*. So I decided to stop working and start goofing around. Last night's practice session was *fun*. I may have finally hit my stride.

I'm only a decade late, but here's a review of my first foray into the world of The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Here's an example of a movie I might've rated higher if I didn't go in with false expectations. I present a slightly rambly review of Corridor of Mirrors, directed by Terence Young (of James Bond fame) and starring Eric Portman and Edana Romney (who also co-wrote): letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

It's not all comedy and adventure with me; I watch serious films sometimes, too. Here's a review of Clemency, an intense drama about a warden and death row inmate, starring Alfre Woodard, Richard Schiff, Aldis Hodge, and Wendell Pierce and directed by Chinonye Chukwu: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Hey! You two in the automatic preview image! I'm trying to keep things PG around here! Anyway, Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot created a movie, I created a review ...And God Created Woman. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

It's been entirely too long since I watched a new space movie...and it'll continue that way until I pick one I haven't already seen. Here's my report on an accidental rewatch of Europa Report: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Me watching a '60s movie? Not surprising. Me watching a *horror* movie? More surprising. Here's my take on The Pit and the Pendulum, a classic adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story starring Vincent Price and directed by Roger Corman: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

One of my favorite movies to look at and listen to in recent memory comes from across the globe, and the narrative has so many ingredients that I love to see in my fiction. Here's a review of Laapataa Ladies / Lost Ladies: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

I want your lava and I want your chicken; you and me could watch a rad bromance. Anyway, here's a review of A Minecraft Movie: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

When is a rom-com not really a rom-com? Movie review for She Came to Me: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Here's another movie review, this time for the hip-hop mockumentary Fear of a Black Hat: letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

Well, if I'm going to share my Letterboxd movie reviews here, I might as well start with a good litmus test for whether sharing my often unpopular opinions is a good idea. I present to you a very positive review of Jurassic Park III. Let's still be friends. letterboxd.com/flashman85/f...

As mentioned before, I've been thinking about sharing my Letterboxd movie reviews here. I've watched 81 this year (~3/week) and reviewed 39 (so, every other one)—no limits on decade, language, or genre. I hope you enjoy! I'm looking forward to being told how mind-bogglingly wrong my opinions are.

I'm debating how to go about sharing my Letterboxd activity on here. I post about MaGMML and recording updates; why not the movies I'm watching (and, when I have the time/energy, reviewing)? Option 1: Monthly roundup, just a list of names and ratings Option 2: When I review, post a link Thoughts?

I've spent most of the last decade working on Mega Man fangames. It's been fun, it's been gratifying, it's been exhausting. It's time for something new. Or, perhaps...something old. Getting back to recording is a goal for this year, and I've started shaking off the dust.

Following last year's NES Dragon Warrior playthrough, GameCola invited me back to commentate on Dragon Warrior II! It's kinda like an RPG podcast with gameplay in the background. Zapetroid and Phusion from the MM35th AnnREVERSEary join us in E10 and E20! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

MaGMML3 turns one year old today, and what better way to celebrate than with a patch? magmmlcontest.com/magmml3.php

tonight's Team Stream: EMBERWARD with @flashman85.bsky.social it’s tetris + tower defense time as we tackle the second half of the new zone that’s just been added! see you at 8PM Eastern right here on my channel: www.twitch.tv/zandravandra

I've tried all 50 games in UFO 50. Opinions (cont'd in comments): FAVORITES Attactics Avianos Camouflage Party House Rock On! Island Vainger Warptank WOULD TRY AGAIN Campanella 3 Caramel Caramel Grimstone Kick Club Magic Garden Mortol Mortol II Pilot Quest Pingolf Rail Heist Seaside Drive Valbrace