Author Archives: Mac McEntire

Unknown's avatar

About Mac McEntire

Author of CINE HIGH. amazon.com/dp/B00859NDJ8

Fantastic Friday: Talk the talk-anda, walk the Wakanda

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. After everything that’s happened, it’s time for a vacation. I hear Wakanda is lovely this time of year. Issue #607 begins with the Fantastic Four and the kids from the Future Foundation … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantastic Friday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fantastic Friday: Voting in the negative

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Jonathan Hickman’s cosmic mega-epic has ended, but there are still some details to follow up on, most notably Johnny becoming ruler of the Negative Zone during the time everyone thought he … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantastic Friday | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Star Trek movie rewatch – Insurrection 1998

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Star Trek movies! Insurrection (1998) is a bit of an oddity, more like an episode of the week rather than a grand cinematic adventure. But hey, everybody sings Gilbert and Sullivan! Here’s what happens: Data goes haywire while … Continue reading →

Posted in Star Trek movie rewatch | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Fantastic Friday: Celestial mechanic

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Jonathan Hickman’s years-long mega-epic finally comes to a close in Fantastic Four #604. Was the journey worth it? Gimmie a gimmick: The cover sports an Avengers vs. X-Men logo in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantastic Friday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Star Trek movie rewatch – First Contact 1996

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Star Trek movie rewatch! First Contact (1996) is our first solo movie with the Next Generation crew, tossing out Shakespeare and replacing him with Moby Dick. Here’s what happens: After failing to assimilate the Earth, the Borg return with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Star Trek movie rewatch | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fantastic Friday: Twice the F

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re in the middle of some of the most ambitious – and most bewildering – run of issues the series has ever done. Buckle up. In what has got to be one … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantastic Friday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Star Trek movie rewatch – Generations 1994

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Star Trek movies! Generations (1994) gives us Captain Kirk and Captain Picard in the same movie. That’s fun, but what does it have to say about each character? Here’s what happens: Seventy-some years after the death (or not?) … Continue reading →

Posted in Star Trek movie rewatch | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Star Trek movie rewatch – The Undiscovered Country 1991

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Star Trek movies! The Undiscovered Country (1991) is about the future, and yet it’s also the (mostly) final go-around for the original crew. It’s all a whodunit with cloaked ships, intense mind melds, and you-know-what for knees. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Star Trek movie rewatch | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fantastic Friday: Do the wave

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In between issues #11 and #12 of the rebooted FF, we went back to the original Fantastic Four title for the big 50th anniversary issue #600. Gimmie a gimmick: Starting with this … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantastic Friday | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Star Trek movie rewatch – The Final Frontier 1989

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Star Trek movies! Here’s The Final Frontier (1989) in all its broken glory. Shatner directs! Script disagreements galore! Paramount slashed the budget! Sybok! Row your boat! God needs a starship! The fan dance! This one has it all. … Continue reading →

Posted in Star Trek movie rewatch | Tagged , | Leave a comment