29 years ago the Mission: Impossible film franchise began. The original Mission: Impossible was not only the first film produced by Tom Cruise, but it was also the real start of his career as an action star. He had starred in films like Top Gun and Days of Thunder, but nothing as physically demanding asContinue reading “Mission: Impossible Film Climaxes”
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Episodes
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off debuted in November of 2023, taking the basic premise of the book series and film, and creating an alternate story in the process. Today we’re doing a dual ranking, as Colin and Rossi each rank the 8 episodes of the animated series. To make it more interesting, we’ve each viewed theContinue reading “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Episodes”
Smallville Season 8
Season 8 of Smallville was the first year without original showrunners Gough and Millar, and the first season without Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor. The new showrunners moved the show more towards the Superman from the comics, with Clark officially taking on an alter ego as a superhero, although not yet Superman in name orContinue reading “Smallville Season 8”
Top Canadian Albums
Between 1996 and 2005, Chart Attack Magazine published 3 lists of the Top Canadian Albums of all time. These lists were voted on by the public, musicians, and members of the Canadian recording industry. While each top 50 list had different selections, 17 albums in total appeared in the top ten across all 3 lists.Continue reading “Top Canadian Albums”
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
Inspired by the opening sequence of The Last Crusade, the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was a massive project from George Lucas that debuted in 1992. Featuring two leads, Corey Carrier as child Indiana Jones and Sean Patrick Flanery as teenage and young adult Indiana Jones, the show incorporated real historical characters and events into everyContinue reading “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones”
Sharpe Series
Based on the historical fiction novels by Bernard Cornwell of Richard Sharpe, a Rifleman during the Napoleonic War, the TV series Sharpe aired from 1993-1997, with two additional stories airing in 2006 and 2008. With each episode clocking in at 100 minutes, this TV series produced 16 feature lengths films throughout it’s run. Sean BeanContinue reading “Sharpe Series”
Home Improvement Christmas Episodes
Through 8 seasons during the 90s, Home Improvement released a Christmas themed episode every single year. Frequently featured story lines included Tim’s never ending battle to win the neighbourhood Christmas light decorating contest, multiple guest spots from family members visiting for the holidays, and your usual Tool Time accidents. After recapping all 8 episodes onContinue reading “Home Improvement Christmas Episodes”
Sloan Album Rankings
This year marks the 30th anniversary Smeared, the debut album from Sloan, one Canada’s most acclaimed bands of all time. Keeping the same 4 piece lineup for the last 3 decades Sloan’s quality of music has remained consistent all the way through their most recent release in 2022. 13 – Action Pact (2003) Sometimes theContinue reading “Sloan Album Rankings”
R.E.M. Album Rankings
In 1982 R.E.M. released their first EP Chronic Town and would follow it up with their first official album release Murmur less than a year later. The original lineup would remain unchanged, with the exception of drummer Bill Berry who left in 1997 and was never formally replaced until the band’s final album Collapse IntoContinue reading “R.E.M. Album Rankings”
Liam Neeson Action Films
At the age of 56, Liam Neeson suddenly become the newest and hottest action star on the planet with the release of Taken. Originally released overseas in 2008, it would take almost a year before a North American release even happened, and the box office far exceeded expectations. In almost 15 years since rebooting hisContinue reading “Liam Neeson Action Films”
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