Matthew Rushing
The 602 Club 382: Stop Running and Start Living
Top Gun: Maverick. We discuss back to Top Gun, proven right, still a maverick, Val Kilmer's role, an old flame, the son he never had, the next generation, the rest of the cast, the mission, the action, the music and our ratings.
Literary Treks 347: Its Own Set of Tropes
New Earth: The Flaming Arrow. We discuss following up, a new threat, Kirk's romance, making "friends", no follow up, our ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 381: I Like the Weird Stuff
Moon Knight. We discuss familiarity, a troubled hero, a third wheel, heritage, the villain, a new hero, action, effects, design, all the gods, other issues, our ratings and recommendations.
Literary Treks 346: A Series of Fortunate Events
Daedalus. We discuss back with Enterprise, through the ringer, what happened, interesting parts, what will you do to survive, Trip's romance, the last revelation our ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 380: Brothers From Another Mother
Star Wars: Brotherhood. We discuss the timeframe, the marriage, Dex, Anakin, what happened, Asajj, Ruug, Obi-Wan and our ratings.
The 602 Club 379: Reap What You Sow
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. We discuss, Stephen Strange, breaking the rules, looking the same, the surprise at the end, Wanda Maximoff, big surprises, America Chavez, multiverse of action and sound, our ratings and recommendations.
Literary Treks 345: Regardless of the Cost
New Earth: Rough Trails. We discuss Chekov, the romance, barbarians at the gate, no big three, a hard life, power and profit, our ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 378: Survive and Thrive
Encanto. We discuss the story, more a parable, characters, the themes, we finally get to talk about him, the music, animation, our ratings and recommendations.
Literary Treks 344: The Klingon Messiah
The Left Hand of Destiny: Book Two. We discuss why Ezri is here, family, Klingon sickness, the enemy, a second coming our ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 377: The Wizarding Mjölnir
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. We discuss another change, the story, an abundance of twins, othering, feelings are not what matters, redemption, Lally, Aberforth, making history, Bunty, action and effects, the music, our ratings and one last question.
The 602 Club 376: A Lethal Weapon
Gremlins. We discuss history, horror and comedy, the story, responsibility, Zack Galligan, the romance, Phoebe Cates, the effects, our ratings and recommendations.
Literary Treks 343: Uncork the Moon
New Earth: Belle Terre. We discuss how we are feeling, getting to the new world, moon problems, Bones and the science team, no good choices, one solution, runaways, the moon solution, characterization, our ratings and final thoughts.