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Second Trek

I went to see the new Star Trek film at the Genesis for a second time. It is very rare for me to do this but I thought this was a film that deserved a second viewing. The last time I did this was for the Lord of the Rings films, which I enjoyed much […]

For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

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I did it. I went to see Star Trek. Was it as good as I wanted it to be? No, it could never be. Is it a good film? It is a bloody great film.
JJ Abrams’ Star Trek reboot is a masterpiece of SF […]

The Conscience of the King

I recently watched an old episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, or ST:TOS if you are so inclined. The episode was called ‘The Conscience of the King’ and is considered to be an unrecognised classic of the series.
The episode is about Kirk crossing paths with an actor suspected of having been a murderous dictator […]