Matthew Rushing
The 602 Club 223: Find Their Courage
Willow. We discuss our first time, the story, Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Sorsha, the Queen, Fin Raziel, the brownies, other characters, vision, score, if it holds up and our ratings.
The 602 Club 222: Slow-Mo Action
Mission: Impossible 2. We discuss the next mission, the story, masks, the villain, Thandie Newton, a small team, the stunts and our ratings.
The 602 Club 221: A Wee Bit More Focus
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. We discuss general impressions, brothers and sisters, growing up, everything's not awesome, Rex, Lucy, Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, the Systar System, cameos, new songs and our ratings.
Literary Treks 259: He's Gotta Grow Some and Just Do It
Triangle: Imzadi II. We discuss Worf's lack of luck in love, the triangle between Worf, Troi, and Riker, Romulan Commander Sela and her convoluted plan, Riker's inability to make progress with Troi, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 220: Exchanging the Truth for a Lie
The Man in the High Castle: Season 3. We discuss coming back to the show, living with the rules, "perfection" vs goodness, how we survive, Year Null, still a thread, what comes next and our ratings.
Literary Treks 258: Inaccurate Operas Will Be Performed of This Day!
A Burning House. We discuss life on a Klingon farm, Toq's tale of intrigue, revelations about Rodek’s past, attempts to bring modern medicine to the Empire, G'Joth & an opera that bears little resemblance to the truth, other bits we liked about the novel, wrap up with our final thoughts & ratings.
The 602 Club 219: Respecting the Toys
The LEGO Movie. We discuss our building history, the animation style, Chris Pratt, being all over the place, going to the real world, instructions and imagination, the rest of the voice cast, things that worked or didn't and our ratings.
Literary Treks 257: Lots of Bits of Me
Una McCormack: The Way to the Stars. We discuss the process of writing this novel, Tilly's relationship with her mother, her experiences in school, Tilly as a runaway, her impressions of Starfleet, poor communication, and where you can find Una online and what she is working on now.
The 602 Club 218: Section Clover One
Glass. We discuss coming into the movie, the trio, you're not really super, the doctor and her group, Casey, messiness, Joseph and David, it's all connected and our ratings.
The 602 Club 217: None of This Should Work
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. We discuss entering the Spider-Verse, choices, the other Spider-people, Miles, father figures, Aunt May, the villains, music, trusting the audience, a leap of faith, the artistry and our ratings.
Literary Treks 256: I Would Need More Than a Paragraph
Imzadi. We discuss how we first read Imzadi, Riker's life without Deanna, Will's behavior as a young man, how Will and Deanna first got together, the Guardian of Forever, temporal shenanigans, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The 602 Club 216: He's a Horcrux
Split. We discuss our expectation, some research, the same universe, James McAvoy, more than human, Dr. Fletcher, Casey, uncomfortable humor, the cameo and our ratings.