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Danger Man – The Battle of the Cameras

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Danger Man - The Battle of the Cameras television review

Throwback Tuesday takes us back into the Cold War spycraft of Danger Man. After top secret documents are stolen by a cunning woman (Dawn Addams) working for the notorious A.J.A. Kent (Niall MacGinnis), John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) is sent to Paris to work his way into the man’s confidence by offering up the recipe for rocket fuel. With a longer running time, much of it spent in the resort’s casino, and a scarred super-villain, you can feel the influence of James Bond throughout “The Battle of the Cameras.”

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Bob’s Burgers – Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School

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Bob's Burgers - Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School television review

Playing on the title of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, time capsules are the thing in “Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School” as Tina (Dan Mintz) is put in charge of the Wagstaff School time capsule project. Determined to make it better than the capsule the school just dug up, and drunk on her own power, not a single submission is good enough to make the cut. It doesn’t take long for Tammy (Jenny Slate) to start a far more inclusive time capsule project. The two other threads of the episode involve Louise (Kristen Schaal) becoming obsessed with getting her hands on tickets to Boyz4Now‘s One Two Boo Boo My Shoe Tour (which dovetails into Tina’s storyline when two tickets make their way into Tammy’s capsule), and Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) becoming hyper-competitive after Bob teases his wife about her inability to whistle.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – On the Wings of Keeradaks

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - On the Wings of Keeradaks television review

After completing their mission and rescuing Echo (Dee Bradley Baker), “On the Wings of Keeradaks” focuses on Anakin (Matt Lanter) and the Clones getting out of the Techno Union facility alive, getting back to the Poletec village, and then fighting off the Techno Union’s attempts to reacquire Echo. The episode is noticeably shorter than either of the two previous episodes, but once the escape from the facility begins the action moves a a good clip through the end of the episode. The Bad Batch continue to prove their work, and the Poletecs turn out to be strong allies against the Techno Union.

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Red Sonja #21

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Red Sonja #21 comic reviewRed Sonja continues to make her presence known in Shadizar as the cloaked figure stalks the streets killing all the guards the child king Cyril, son of Dragan the Magnificient, sends after her. Hoping to whittle away his forces and make him commit more to the city leaving the palace vulnerable, eventually Sonja turns her attention to the the city’s King.

Red Sonja #21 works as a dance between Sonja and Cyril, both plotting their opponent’s demise. Cyril’s use of his decapitated oracles comes in to play once more, giving the tyrant king more understanding about what Sonja is planning. We also see more examples of Cyril’s ruthless style of ruling once he learns of the scarcity of men willing to hit the streets and do battle against the She-Devil with a Sword.

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Once Were Brothers: Robby Robertson and The Band

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Once Were Brothers: Robby Robertson and The Band Blu-ray reviewAs the documentary’s title suggests, Once Were Brothers: Robby Robertson and The Band focuses on Canadian-American rock group primarily through the lens of guitarist and songwriter Robby Robertson. Filled with terrific music, interviews, and some fun archival footage, the film by director Daniel Roher may not offer much in the way of surprises but does deliver a solid music documentary on how the group came to be.

From their time as a backup band to rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan to The Band’s mainstream success, we get the story behind the band’s inventive nature embracing a wide variety of influences to create their own sound which continues to influence musicians to this day. The film also covers the more common themes of drugs and the fallout of the group. Included here are interviews from Martin Scorsese (who shot the group’s 1978 concert film The Last Waltz), Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison, and others.

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