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Villainess Review: Dr. Susan Langdon (Quantico)
This weekend, Lifetime aired the emotionally charged thriller, Girl in Room 13, which starred the late Anne Heche. The film, as I expected, was amazing and very gripping, and a huge part of that was due to Heche's performance. Anne Heche tragically passed away on August 11, 2022 at the age of 53, and what I will not do is talk about how she passed, as it had drawn too much negativity and scorn towards a person we should be mourning. Heche's career was immensely stellar; among some of the films she starred in was the 1998 reboot of Psycho (opposite Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates), as well as the film, Six Days, Seven Nights. Regarding TV, Heche appeared on many shows, with my memory still retaining watching her on the short-lived HBO series, Hung. Heche also recurred on All Rise as the contemptible lawyer, Corrine Cuthbert, with her final appearance being in the third-season opener, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
CFL Week 15 Recap: Upset Specials
The 2022 CFL season now enters the final one-third--the final seven weeks. Week 15 was an abbreviated week; only three games took place, with nearly the entire East Division being idle. Even so, the final one-third of the season is very important, as the remaining five spots in the 109th Grey Cup Playoffs will be filled, with the last seven weeks seeing teams jockey for position in both divisions. Week 15 began at the site of the upcoming 109th Grey Cup: Regina, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Roughriders hosted the Edmonton Elks, and the Riders were looking to increase their stranglehold on the crossover position.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Is Auston Matthews the NHL's Next Great Scorer?
The 2015-16 NHL season was the lowest point for Canada's franchises, as all seven teams missed the playoffs. The worst of Canada's teams just happened to be the Toronto Maple Leafs, who went 29-42-11 with 69 points, the worst record in the entire league. However, that season, as terrible as it was, was all by design. The Leafs tanked to get the #1 pick, doing so after the team developed a knack for giving away their top first round. This time it worked out, as the Maple Leafs used their top pick in the 2016 draft to select their next big star: Auston Matthews.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
A Look at the 2010-11 Boston Bruins
The early 2000s saw a sports uprising in the town of Boston, beginning with the New England Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVI. They added two more Super Bowl wins later on, and in baseball, the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years, and won another championship three years later in 2007. The Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship in 2008, but regarding hockey, the Boston Bruins had to wait a bit to join the Boston Ring Party--as if they hadn't been waiting long enough as it is.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing Vanessa Aspillaga's Pair of Cold-Blooded Villainesses
When I started watching Hulu's Only Murders in the Building on the day it premiered, I was elated to see (among other actors) Vanessa Aspillaga on the series. Aspillaga plays Ursula, the manager of the Arconia building, on the show, having appeared in nine episodes so far. The reason why I was so happy to see Aspillaga on the show is simple: I had seen her play a pair of very captivating villainesses on other shows. This review covers both of Aspillaga's villainous roles, and they are as follows:
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Viva
Villainess Review: Jodi Byron (Dating Hell)
Fans of Lifetime films, such as myself, received a Thursday treat with this movie, Dating Hell, which centered on divorced mother Hannah and her attempts to get back in the dating scene. With the help of her good friend, Charlotte, Hannah's dating app profile has many hits, but her best match is Daniel, who runs a security business. They hit it off instantly, but as their relationship starts to develop, a masked intruder makes their way into the home of Hannah's neighbor, Kara, and murders her in her bedroom.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "Mean, Green, and Straight Poured Into These Jeans"
My excitement for Episode 5 began seconds after Episode 4 ended, because I knew we would see Titania back again. We only received a brief glimpse of the superhuman villainess in the first episode, when she invaded the courtroom only to be taken down by She-Hulk, with the fight resulting in Jen Walters' fame and rise in stock. However, as the final moments of Episode 4 saw, Titania decided to deliver a bit of a blow to She-Hulk's popularity--in the form of a trademarking lawsuit.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Audra Simonetti (Babysitter's Nightmare)
Babysitter's Nightmare (aka Kill the Babysitter) was quite a memorable Lifetime film, mainly because of the villainess involved--as well as who was playing her. More on that later. After an opening scene that features a young woman being suffocated to death by a hooded figure, the scene quickly shifts to nurse Daphne Hart, who had been tending to (among other patients), a young boy named Mason; however, when Daphne's superior stepped away from Mason just for a brief moment, the young boy ended up taking a fatal turn for the worse.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
NFL Week 1 Recap: Super Bowl Hangover?
At long last, the NFL is back! We drink in the NFL season because it's the shortest of all of the main sports seasons, which results in the longest offseason--lasting from mid-February until early September. Though my main sport is hockey, I often find myself counting down the days until the the NFL does return, and because I play fantasy football, the eagerness increases. Nevertheless, the season is here, and what an opening week it truly was.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
MLB Pennant Race 2022: 1st Berth Clinched, Are the Yankees Truly Back?
While many sports fans (myself included) were focused on the beginning of another sport's season, there was still a postseason push going on in Major League Baseball. The month of September is closing in on the midpoint, and there are still some intriguing storylines out there--as the season enters the final 24 days. They are as follows:
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 14 Recap: Seven Weeks Left
In the CFL season, the Labour Day Weekend batch of games is often followed by a few rematches on the following week. Week 14 is also a pivotal week, as the season becomes two-thirds done, with only seven weeks left to go. While we did get a pair of rematches, Week 14 actually began with the Montréal Alouettes hosting the BC Lions, the latter being the one team who did not participate in the Labour Day Weekend festivities. This was a battle between second place teams in their respective divisions, but despite this, the teams were leagues apart in the overall standings. Even though the Lions were on the road, I (and probably many other fans) expected a lopsided win in favor of the road team.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Joelle (Girls' Night Out)
It's been five years, yet I still remember Lifetime's film, Girls' Night Out--especially the surprise ending, but I'll get to that. This film centered on exactly what the title says: a girls' night out--namely a bachelorette party. The bride-to-be and main protagonist is McKenzie, and the women involved in the party are her former sorority sisters: Joelle, Rebecca, and Sadie, with Joelle planning the party. A night of wild fun and a lot of drinking is in the cards, but what wasn't in the cards was a vengeful vendetta enacted by McKenzie's ex-boyfriend, Brandon.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks