Matthew Rushing
The 602 Club 285: Glory Days
American Graffiti. We discuss the inspirations for the movie, robust female characters, troubles, the soundtrack of our lives, where life goes, Steve and Laurie, one of four ways, ratings and our recommendations
The 602 Club 284: Every Breath You Take
THX-1138. We discuss the history of the movie, our personal history with it, the director's cut, dystopia, inspirations, a questions, the cast, production design, sound, music, the trial, ratings and our recommendations.
Literary Treks 304: Vulcans Do Not Cry
String Theory: Fusion. We talk about Tuvok's journey, the mysterious array, the fourteenth tribe of Monorha and their role in the events unfolding, Phoebe Janeway, and the cliffhanger ending, wrapping up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 283: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Star Wars: Queen's Peril. We discuss a new queen, a new security team, a new direction, a concert, setting the stage, a different point of view and our ratings.
The 602 Club 282: Like a Nimbus 3000
Stargirl. We discuss our familiarity with the character, comic to screen, Courtney Whitmore, the tone and pace, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Trae Romano, Brainwave, connecting, soundtrack and score, ratings and our recommendations.
Literary Treks 303: A Pair of Legs in Sickbay
String Theory: Cohesion. We talk about the unique setting of the novel, the strange star system, the Monorhans, the effects of the strange radiation in the system, Seven & B'Elanna Torres's contentious relationship, the Key to Gramadia, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 281: Going the Distance
Rocky. We discuss our first bout in the ring, inspirations, Stallone is Rocky, the heart of the film, the production, the Pennino siblings, the music, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, ratings and our recommendations.
The 602 Club 280: Choked on Their Aspirations
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Final Season. We discuss our relationship with the series, The Bad Batch arc, the Ahsoka Walkabout arc, the Siege of Mandalore/Order 66 arc and the music.
Literary Treks 302: What if A.I. Becomes Mommy?
Alan Dean Foster: The Unsettling Stars. We discuss the long publication path for this novel, writing the alternate Trek characters, alien races in the novel, the unique problem of the Perenoreans, Alan Dean Foster's contributions to Star Trek, what he is working now and where he can be found online.
The 602 Club 279: Bad Blood: Snake Harder
Escape from New York. We discuss our first escapes, the year 1997, Kurt Russell and Snake, Maggie, the other characters, the look and feel, the end of the movie, our ratings and recommendations.
The 602 Club 278: Blind Puzzling
Locke & Key. We discuss the comics, the development, keying into the mystery, the romance key, the Locke family, adults and magic, Dodge, the key to stall, trauma, loss, fear, the production, ratings and our recommendations.
Literary Treks 301: Sing a Song of Sixpence
Seven of Nine. We talk about capitalizing on a new character, Annika Hansen and Seven's memories, the significance of the ravens, the Skedans and their vendetta against Emperor Beytek, ties to the wider lit-verse, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.