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The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 3 (2012) / Z-View

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The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 3 (2012)

Director:  Jalal Merhi (Eps. 1-14)

Writer: Richard Syrett (Eps. 1-14)

The Plot…

Radio host Richard Syrett explores conspiracies, paranormal and supernatural beliefs, and a variety of other topics.  Each episode presents believers and skeptics who calmly present their evidence/beliefs.

Topics in season two include:

  • The Mystery of Oak Island: Does a treasure remain hidden on Oak Island?
  • Energy Healing: Do some people have the gift/ability to heal others with their energy?
  • MLK and the Framing of James Earl Ray: Was James Earl Ray a patsy?
  • The Birthers – Obama’s Birth Certificate: Evidence is presented that Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.
  • RFID Chips: Are radio frequency identification tags used to track the population and control people?
  • The Assassination of John Lennon: Was Mark David Chapman a patsy or mind-controlled assassin?
  • Is Jim Morrison Alive?: Evidence is presented that Jim Morrison faked his death.
  • The Water Engine: Was Stanley Meyer killed because he found a way to make an internal-combustion engine that runs on water?
  • The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Was Marilyn Monroe killed because she knew too much from her affairs with John and Robert Kennedy?
  • Is The Cure for Cancer Being Suppressed?: Are drug companies suppressing several cures for cancer and other diseases?
  • The Bilderberg Group: What goes on behind closed doors at the annual meeting of the world’s richest and most powerful men from around the world?
  • The Shroud of Turin: Evidence is presented that the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
  • The Fake Arab Spring?: Did a series of revolts and protests that swept the Middle East really take place? If they did were they instigated by the US?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

I like that the host is respectful and presents both sides of each topic.  Since he interviews guests separately we don’t get arguments and shouting.  Each person presents their “evidence”.  At the end of each episode Syrett gives us his thoughts and we are left to decide how we feel.

Each episode runs less than 30 minutes.

The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 3 (2012) rates 5 of 5 stars.

“The Gorge” (2025) written by Zach Dean; directed by Scott Derrickson; starring Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sigourney Weaver / Z-View

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The Gorge (2025)

Director:  Scott Derrickson

Screenplay: Zach Dean

Stars: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, William Houston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Julianna Kurokawa, Samantha Coughlan, Alessandro Garcia and Ruta Gedmintas.

Tagline: They’re not keeping you out. They’re keeping them in.

The Plot…

Levi Kane (Teller), a retired Marine Sniper is hired for a mysterious job that will last one year.  Kane is taken to an undisclosed location where he receives his orders.

His mission is to guard one side of a deep gorge.  Automated weapons line the rim of the gorge.  Mines are strung along the walls of the chasm.  Kane will be housed in a tower with equipment to oversea everything.  He will have no contact with the outside world except for monthly radio check ins with his employers.  A Russian operative is one the other side of the gorge with the same mission.  Kane is to have no contact with her.

When Kane asked who they are keeping out of the gorge, he is told, “You’re not keeping anyone out, you’re keeping the creatures that live in there from coming out.”

As the weeks pass, the Russian operative, Drasa (Taylor-Joy) begins communicating with Kane.  Short messages turn into conversations, long-distance chess matches and more.  A friendship develops.

When things go sidesways Kane and Drasa can depend only on each other to survive the hellish creatures from the gorge.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy have the chemistry needed to make their on-screen relationship work.

Sigourney Weaver was an excellent choice for the role of the corporate boss.

Kudos to writer Zack Dean for creating an action-horror-romance that is original and works.  Hats off also to director Scott Derrickson and the team that made the world in the gorge feel like something from one of Dante’s rings of Hell.

Don’t sleep on The Gorge.

The Gorge (2025) rates 4 of 5 stars.

The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 2 (2011) / Z-View

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The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 2 (2011)

Director:  Jalal Merhi (Eps. 1-11, 15-18); Chris Power (Ep. 12-13)

Writer: Richard Syrett (Eps. 1-18)

The Plot…

Radio host Richard Syrett explores conspiracies, paranormal and supernatural beliefs, and a variety of other topics.  Each episode presents believers and skeptics who calmly present their evidence/beliefs.

Topics in season two include:

  • The Roswell UFO Incident: Did the US government really recover a crashed UFO and aliens in 1947?
  • The Death of Princess Diana: Tragic Car Accident or Murder Most Foul?: Was Princess Diana murdered?
  • The Secret Space Program: Does the US government have a secret space program that has advanced technology that is being kept secret?
  • Werewolves: Is a werewolf or giant wolf-like creature living in the remote area of Kent, England.
  • The Rise of the Fourth Reich: Nazis in America: Did Nazis infiltrate positions of power in the United States in the years since Germany lost World War II?
  • Did Elvis Fake His Death?: Evidence is presented that Elvis faked his death.
  • Manchurian Candidates: Is it possible Lee Harvey Oswald, James Earl Ray, Sirhan Sirhan and others were programed to kill?
  • The Framing of Sirhan Sirhan: Could James Earl Ray really have been a patsy?
  • Past Life Regression Pt. 2: A past life regression is shown and discussed.
  • Bible Codes: Does the Bible contain hidden codes that relate to modern day events and people?
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth: The belief that the center of the Earth contains unknown life forms.
  • 9/11: What Happened at the Pentagon?: Evidence is presented that it wasn’t a plane that hit the Pentagon on 9/11 and may have been part of a government conspiracy.
  • Osama Bin Laden: Was Bin Laden really the mastermind of 9/11?
  • Vaccines: Are They Safe?: Are vaccines part of the New World Order’s plan to control the world?
  • The Dangers of EMF (Electromagnetic Frequencies): Can use of electrical appliances, microwave ovens, and cell phones alter our DNA and/or make us sick and cause diseases?
  • Alien Abduction: Two people who claim to have been abducted by aliens present their stories.
  • Crop Circles: Are the patterns left in fields caused by aliens?
  • The Starchild Skull: Is this skull the remains of an ancient alien or alien-human hybrid?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

I like that the host is respectful and presents both sides of each topic.  Since he interviews guests separately we don’t get arguments and shouting.  Each person presents their “evidence”.  At the end of each episode Syrett gives us his thoughts and we are left to decide how we feel.

Each episode runs less than 30 minutes.

The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 2 (2011) rates 5 of 5 stars.

“Surviving Black Hawk Down” (2025) / Z-View

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Surviving Black Hawk Down (2025)

Directors:  Sam Hobkinson, Jack Macinnes (Eps. 1-3)

Tagline: The war was just the beginning

The Plot…

Surviving Black Hawk Down explores the true October 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia made famous in the Ridley Scott film Black Hawk Down.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

What makes this film unique is that real life American and Somalia soldiers involved in the Battle of Mogadishu are interviewed.

Surviving Black Hawk Down (2025) rates 5 of 5 stars.

RIP Peter Jason

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Peter Jason died on Thursday, February 20, 2025.  The cause of death was cancer.  Mr. Jason was 80.

Peter Jason caught the acting bug when he was cast in the lead for his senior high school play.  He attending Orange Coast College where he continued to study acting.  A role in the tv movie A Bell for Adano was his first professional credit.  Following that roles on television and feature films led to over 265 credits on his acting resume.

Some of the television projects that feature Peter Jason include: A Bell for Adano; The F.B.I.; Cimarron Strip (2 episodes); Judd for the Defense; Here Come the Brides; Daniel Boone; Land of the Giants; Hawaii 5-0; Kung Fu; Gunsmoke (3 episodes); One Day at a Time (2 episodes); Starsky and Hutch (2 episodes); BJ and the Bear; The Incredible Hulk; Hart to Hart (2 episodes); Filthy Rich; Silver Spoons; The Blue and the Gray; Cagney and Lacey; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; For Love and Honor; Mister Roberts; Cover Up; Riptide; Izzy & Moe; Amazing Stories; Remington Steele (2 episodes); The Golden Girls; Scarecrow and Mrs. King; The Betty Ford Story; The New Mike Hammer; Hard Knocks (2 episodes); Billionaire Boys Club; Webster (2 episodes); Knots Landing; Quantum Leap; Perfect Strangers; A Different World; Batman: The Animated Series; Dear John; Roseanne; Married with Children; Body Bags; Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman; Coach; Murder She Wrote (2 episodes); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues; Pinky and the Brain; Murder One; Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (6 episodes); Mike Hammer: Private Eye (26 episodes); The New Batman Adventures (2 episodes); Batman Beyond: The Movie; Nash Bridges (3 episodes); Arli$$; Men in Black: The Series; Batman Beyond (2 episodes); Titus (2 episodes); Jag; Providence; The New Woody Woodpecker Show (4 episodes); Mister Sterling; Jackie Chan Adventures; Carnivale; Patients; Deadwood (26 episodes); Desperate Housewives (2 episodes); Dirty Sexy Money; Mad Men; Castle; Mending Fences; Raising the Bar; Cold Case; Justified; Chuck; The Fuzz; Funny or Die Presents (3 episodes); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Arrested Development (4 episodes); Scorpion; Longmire; NCIS (2 episodes); Deadwood: The Movie and Baskets (5 episodes).

Some of the feature films that Peter Jason appeared in include: Rio Lobo; The Driver; The Long Riders; Mommy Dearest; Some Kind of Hero; 48 Hrs.; Streets of Fire; The Karate Kid; Dreamscape; Oxford Blues; Brewster’s Millions;  Heartbreak Ridge; Prince of Darkness; Red Heat; Alien Nation; They Live; Johnny Handsome; The Hunt for Red October; Arachnophobia; Marked for Death; In the Mouth of Madness; Village of the Damned; Congo; Mortal Combat; Wild Bill; Escape for LA; The Glimmer Man; Dante’s Peak; Ghosts of Mars; Undisputed; Seabiscuit; Richard III; Queen City; Hail Caesar; Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Downside of Bliss.

I probably first saw Peter Jason in Here Come the Brides.  Of course it could have been Daniel Boone; Land of the Giants; Hawaii 5-0; Kung Fu or Gunsmoke.  Peter Jason was getting work in so many shows I regularly watched it’s hard to say for sure.  Mr. Jason appeared in so many television shows and movies that I loved.  He was so prolific because he was so good.  Directors knew that Mr. Jason brought something special even in the smallest performances.  What a career Peter Jason had.

Out thoughts and prayers go out to Peter Jason’s family, friends and fans.

“The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett”: Season 1 (2011) / Z-View

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The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 1 (2011)

Director:  Jalal Merhi (Eps. 1-13)

Writer: Ron Craig, Richard Syrett (Ep. 1); Richard Syrett (Eps. 2 – 13)

The Plot…

Radio host Richard Syrett explores conspiracies, paranormal and supernatural beliefs, and a variety of other topics.  Each episode presents believers and skeptics who calmly present their evidence/beliefs.

Topics in season one include:

  • UFOs: The increasing amount of UFO reports, including those from the government – what is the truth?
  • 9/11 Controlled Demolition: Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and Firefighters for 9/11 Truth present evidence that a controlled demolition brought down the towers.
  • Past Life Regression: Can past-life regression therapy prove the theory of reincarnation?
  • Chemtrails: Evidence that chemicals are being sprayed at high altitudes for reasons unknown.
  • Are We Running Out of Oil?: Are we running out of oil or do we have an inexhaustible supply?
  • Who is the AntiChrist?: Is the AntiChrist here or coming or is there really no Biblical basis to believe the AntiChrist is coming?
  • Electronic Harassment: Victims of alleged electronic harassment discuss the use of electronic devices to harass, torture, and/or physically cause harm.  Is the government involved?
  • Demonic Possessions and Exorcisms: Can people truly become possessed by demons or the devil?
  • Time Travel: Whistleblowers claim the government has used time travel already.
  • The New World Order:  Is a secret, powerful cabal controlling world events?
  • The Rendelsham Forest UFO Incident: What many consider an event with the best evidence for an UFO encounter is explored.
  • The Central Banking Conspiracy: Does a powerful, secretive cabal of international bankers truly control world events?
  • Vampires: Do vampires really exist?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

I like that the host is respectful and presents both sides of each topic.  Since he interviews guests separately we don’t get arguments and shouting.  Each person presents their “evidence”.  At the end of each episode Syrett gives us his thoughts and we are left to decide how we feel.

Each episode runs less than 30 minutes.

The Conspiracy Show with Richard Syrett: Season 1 (2011) rates 5 of 5 stars.

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli Gets Marvel Premiere Collection Printing

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The classic DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN story by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli is getting a new printing in the Marvel Premiere Collection.  Here’s the scoop…

Brand-new introduction by author Frank Miller
Brand-new foreword by Daredevil actor Charlie Cox
Presented in a newly designed book-format edition
Daredevil: Born Again premieres March 4th 2025 on Disney +

Visionary geniuses Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City) and David Mazzucchelli (Batman: Year One) bring you this classic Daredevil story that redefined the character and created a new benchmark in graphic storytelling.

From the powerhouse pairing of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli comes the definitive Daredevil tale. Karen Page, Matt Murdock’s former lover, sets into motion a Machiavellian chain of events by trading away his secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find all the strength he can muster as Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get. As he’s nursed back to health by a nun named Sister Maggie, Matt discovers a shocking secret that will change their relationship forever — but can he piece his life back together and survive a battle against the brutal super-soldier named Nuke?

COLLECTING: Daredevil #226-233

“Dope Thief” – The Trailer is Here!

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The trailer for Dope Thief checks all the right boxes.

Deal me in.

It was the perfect grift until they chose the wrong mark.

Dope Thief, a new series from Ridley Scott & Peter Craig, premieres March 14 on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_DopeThief

Two lifelong friends (Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura) in Philadelphia pose as DEA agents to rob small-time drug dealers. It’s a perfect grift—until they choose the wrong mark and become targets of a massive narcotics enterprise.

“The Channel” (2023) written & directed by William Kaufman; starring Clayne Crawford and Max Martini / Z-View

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The Channel (2023)

Director:  William Kaufman

Screenplay: William Kaufman; story by Paul Reichelt

Stars: Clayne Crawford, Max Martini, Nicoye Banks, Juliene Joyner, Jaren Mitchell, E.K. Spila, Linds Edwards, Todd Jenkins, Gary Cairns, Mike Lobo Daniel, Paul Rae, Jay Moses, Tyler Galpin  and Michael Thomas.

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Jamie’s daughter needs a life-saving operation.  So he agrees to join his brother Mic and a crew of ex-soldiers on a bank robbery.  When the heist goes sideways, cops are killed.  Now the FBI has brought in a crack team and the city has been locked down.

Mic was already on edge. Now he’s out of control.  As the cops and FBI close in the body count rises.  Family got Jamie into this mess… now family might get him killed.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

The Channel has enough action to entertain.  While it at times feels like a low-budget Heat, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  The run-in with the gang bangers with the acid bath is memorable.

Max Martini can be seen on The Lioness Season 2 as Tracer.

The Channel (2023) rates 3 of 5 stars.

“Happy Face” – The Poster and Teaser are Here!

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The poster and trailer for Happy Face has my attention.  This could be good.

Stream the two-episode premiere of Happy Face on March 20, followed by new episodes every week.

Inspired by a true-life story, Happy Face tells the story of Melissa Reed, daughter of Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer. After decades of no contact, Keith forces his way back into his daughter’s life, and Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. In the process, she must face a reckoning of her own identity.

“Special Ops: Lioness” aka “Lioness”: Season 2 (2023); created by Taylor Sheridan; starring Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly with Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman / Z-View

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Special Ops: Lioness aka Lioness: Season 2 (2024)

Created by: Taylor Sheridan

Director: Taylor Sheridan (Eps. 1-2); Michael Friedman (Eps. 3-4); Stephen Kay  (Eps. 5-8)

Teleplay: Taylor Sheridan (Eps. 1-8)

Stars: Zoe Saldaña, Lays la De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Genesis Rodriguez, Michael Kelly, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Thad Luckinbill, Hannah Love Lanier, Nicole Kidman, Bruce McGill, Jennifer Ehle, Martin Donovan, Taylor Sheridan, Celestina Harris, Martin Donovan, Max Martini, Kirk Acevedo, Robyn Lively,
Jay Huguley, Demián Castro and Morgan Freeman.

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Joe McNamara (Saldaña) is a CIA squad leader in charge of the Lioness program.  When a cartel sends assassins to the US, a Congresswoman is kidnapped and family massacred.  Joe’s team is sent to Mexico to retrieve the Congresswoman.

After the mission, it is decided that the leadership of the cartel is getting too bold.  A message will be sent on Mexican soil.  It will be Joe and the Lioness program that delivers it.  The new recruit to the program has the connection needed, but can she be trusted… when it’s a family member she will betray?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Season two is even better than season one.  It starts with a bang and never lets up.

Taylor Sheridan writes every episode, directs the first two and even shows up acting in some.

Special Ops: Lioness aka Lioness: Season 2 rates 5 of 5 stars.

“TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution”: Season 2 (2024) / Z-View

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TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution: Season 2 (2024)

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Jeremy Corbell talks (on and on) about the risks and rewards of what he does and why he does it.

Jeremy Corbell meets with politicians (just drops in as he’s proud to say).  He lets them know he has an secret whistleblower that has an “explosive report” that is going to change everything.  Corbell is glad he can trust these politicians.  Once this report is made public the world will know the truth!

Jeremy Corbell is at the November 13, 2024 UAP congressional hearing.  One of the politicians he trusts is running the committee.  The whistleblower’s report that Corbell shared with politicians in his one-on-one meetings is going to be entered into evidence.  The world will know the truth!  Except when the document is shared, it is not credited to Corbell for bringing it forward.  Another man gets the credit.  The information provided is seen as, interesting.  Corbell feels betrayed.

But he will carry on to bring the truth about UFOs forward.

Thoughts…

There is even more filler in the three episodes of season 2.  Tons of slow motion shots of Corbell walking.  Tons of shots of him talking on his cell phone to various people.  Riding in Ubers.  Sitting on a chair in a big empty set (see below) and looking quietly into space or at his hands.  Talking about the dangers to him and his family.  But. He. Must. Get. The. Truth. Out.

The most interesting thing in the six episodes (of seasons 1 and 2) is the “jellyfish” UFO.  We learn nothing more about it in season 2.

Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me.  If Jeremy Corbell ever says he has some evidence that is going to change everything, I think I’ll just wait until everything changes.

TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution: Season 2 (2024) rates 2 of 5 stars.

“TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution”: Season 1 (2024) / Z-View

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TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution: Season 1 (2024)

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Jeremy Corbell is at the forefront of a movement to get the government to admit they know that aliens have and are visiting the earth.  Corbell is in regular contact with government and military whistleblowers who want the truth to come out.

A government hearing concludes there is no evidence of aliens.  Corbell says the committee is lying and the whistleblowers have been put at risk.

Video footage of “new” UFOs, including a “jellyfish” type flying object are discussed as well as theories about what these things could be.

Thoughts…

There is a lot of filler in the three episodes in season 1.  Opinions differ widely about Jeremy Corbell.  Is he a huckster or someone truly passionate about getting the truth out.  There seems to be a lot of “I’ve been told this and when it comes out it will change everything.”  Why not just tell it now?

The most interesting thing in the three episodes is the “jellyfish” UFO.  I would have liked to have heard an in-depth discussion from “experts” on what it could be.

There are three more episodes in season 2.  I hope they’re better.

TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution: Season 1 (2024) rates 3 of 5 stars.