Bryan Spicer Movies

Daredevil's main squeeze gets resurrected in her own flick with this spin-off martial arts actioner from director Rob Bowman (Reign of Fire, The X-Files: Fight the Future). Jennifer Garner returns to the role of Elektra Natchios, a hired assassin whose origins are finally revealed after her old ninja clan the Hand brings her back from the dead to serve their evil purposes. Reunited with her old sensei, Stick (Terence Stamp), Elektra leaves the past behind her and is eventually given an assignment to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kristin Prout). When her conscience gets the best of her and she decides to protect them instead, it's up to the Hand's top assassins to track her down and finish the job. Fans of Marvel Comics might recognize Natassia Malthe as Typhoid Mary, another nemesis of Daredevil that joins in the hunt, along with other masters of the dark mystic arts, Tattoo (Chris Ackerman), Stone (Bob Sapp), and the Hand's fearsome leader, Kirigi (Will Yun Lee). ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Dina's been killed, and Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is now genuinely Marwan's (Arnold Vosloo) prisoner. After some bickering with Jack, Marwan learns that the local police are looking into the disappearance of the murdered pilot's family, and comes up with a plan to distract CTU so they won't notice the report when they get it. He calls CTU and offers to exchange Jack for Behrooz (Jonathan Ahdout). CTU has no idea why Marwan would want Behrooz, so Tony (Carlos Bernard) tells Curtis (Roger R. Cross) to interrogate the boy and find out if he's withheld any information. Just as Marwan planned, the decision over whether or not to make the exchange, and the logistics of the exchange prevent Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Edgar (Louis Lombardi) from noticing the pertinent information in the local police report until it is too late. Bill Buchanan (James Morrison) shows up from Division to oversee operations at CTU Los Angeles, and decides to go through with an exchange, putting a hidden tracking device on the distraught Behrooz in hopes of finding Marwan. Meanwhile, Anderson (Ned Vaughn) faces a setback in his efforts to steal a Stealth fighter. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Cameron (Jennifer Morrison) agrees to return to the clinic on one condition: House (Hugh Laurie) must take her out on a dinner date. As the rest of the staffers place bets as to the outcome of this auspicious social event, the clinic treats a young stroke victim (John Cho) whose condition may be the result of a mistake on the part of House--or it may be due to the patient's rather kinky "personal guru" (Christina Cox). Elsewhere, House must play counselor to a pair of senior citizens (Peter Graves June Squibb) who are squabbling over the man's heightened post-Viagra sex drive! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Following Mike's (Jude Ciccolella) advice, Logan (Gregory Itzin) asks David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) to join him in the command center and essentially manage the crisis for him. Using her connections, Audrey (Kim Raver) arranges to have Paul (James Frain) flown to a proper hospital in the morning, despite the ban on air travel. But Paul's condition takes a sudden turn for the worse, requiring emergency surgery. Edgar (Louis Lombardi) is able to restore some of Marwan's (Arnold Vosloo) videotaped message, which indicates that his nuclear attack will take place before dawn. Michelle (Reiko Aylesworth) learns that Tony (Carlos Bernard) has been living with another woman when Jen (Roxanne Day) calls CTU to speak to him. Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) unlocks the hard drive of the computer she obtained in the last episode, and finds a connection between Marwan and Lee Jong (Peter Chen), a nuclear weapons expert. (Concerned over her lack of emotion after her violent heroics, she tells Edgar, "I hope I'm not some kind of psychopath.") Lee is a Chinese national, and CTU soon learns that he's taken refuge at the Chinese consulate. Palmer attempts diplomacy, contacting the consul, Koo Yin (François Chau), and asking for permission to interrogate Lee, but Koo is unable to give Palmer a speedy reply, and with the clock ticking, Palmer tells Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) to prepare to do whatever's necessary. Sure enough, Jack commands a secret raid on the consulate (considered Chinese soil) to kidnap Lee, but things go terribly wrong. Koo is accidentally shot by consulate guards, and Lee is also shot and critically wounded. Jack's team races to CTU to save Lee's life so that he can be questioned. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Ramon has been blown to bits, Amador (Greg Ellis) has escaped, and Nina (Sarah Clarke) is running around in the woods, with Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) and Chase (James Badge Dale) in pursuit. They eventually find her, and Jack decides to bring her back to CTU. On the plane, they demand information from her. She eventually gives them the name of one of Amador's contacts, Alvers (Lothaire Bluteau), and a suspiciously complicated phone number. Sure enough, when Jack dials the number, Nina tells him that he's triggered a worm in CTU's computer system, and that in 30 minutes, terrorists will have access to their network. She says she'll deactivate it if their plane turns around and heads back to Mexico, but Jack refuses to give in to her demand, counting on Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and the crew at CTU to fix the problem. Chloe also has to deal with being interrogated about the baby. Faced with being turned over to the police, she tells Chappelle (Paul Schulze) who the father is. Meanwhile, in spite of Palmer's (Dennis Haysbert) pleas, Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald) goes to visit Julia (Gina Torres) in the dead of night, to convince her to help her prove that Alan (Albert Hall) was responsible for Kevin Kelly's disappearance. While they plot, Alan wakes up and surprises them. He gets into an angry verbal confrontation with Sherry that turns deadly. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

From the creators of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider came this weekly, 60-minute ABC adventure-fantasy series. The titular Veritas was a high-tech archeological team headed by brilliant scientist Solomon Zond (Alex Carter) and his long-estranged teenaged son Nikko (Ryan Merriman). As the two Zonds awkwardly tried to reconnect after so many years apart, they also embarked upon thrill-packed missions aimed at solving the riddles of long-dead civilizations. Helping Solomon and Nikko in their quest (and also dodging innumerable villains and mercenaries along the way) were gorgeous female computer geek Maggie (Cynthia Martells), narrow-visioned pedant Calvin (Eric Balfour) and Solomon's raffish buddy Vincent (Arnold Vosloo). Veritas: The Quest debuted January 27, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, the ten-episode, 20-hour miniseries Taken was one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by cable TV's Sci-Fi Network, ultimately costing 40 million dollars -- a price that proved well worth it, inasmuch as the series posted the network's highest-ever ratings. Covering a period from 1947 to the present, the story focused on three different families, each of whom was profoundly affected by extraterrestrial visitation. The Keys family was headed by WWII bomber pilot Russell Keys (Steve Burton), who spent virtually his entire adult life haunted by his "close encounter" with aliens. The Clarkes were originally represented by lonely Texas waitress Sally Clarke (Catherine Dent), who was impregnated by a charming stranger (Eric Close) who turned out to be an alien survivor of the Roswell crash. And the lives of the Crawfords were dictated by ruthless Army officer Owen Crawford (Joel Gretsch), who was determined to prove that the government had covered up the truth about Roswell by dedicating his life to tracking down all space aliens and their half-human descendants. The story was narrated by Allie Keys (Dakota Fanning), a "hybrid" child of the present day, whose story determined the outcome of the final episodes. Boasting impressive computer-generated special effects and eye-popping facial makeup, Taken was seen over a two-week period, beginning December 2, 2002, and ending on December 13. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Milo (Eric Balfour) tells Nina (Sarah Clarke) he's getting plastic surgery records off the key card, and will soon come up with a name. Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) tries to convince his son Keith (Vicellous Shannon) to attend the breakfast where Palmer plans to tell the press what really happened to Nicole's (Megalyn Echikunwoke) rapist. Keith angrily accuses Palmer of always putting his career before his family. Nicole is also upset, but agrees to go to the breakfast. Gaines (Michael Massee) orders Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) to replace the key card that Milo is decoding. When Jack gets to the office, he pretends everything is going well. Nina tells him that the dead man in the trunk was Alan York, and Jack struggles to remain composed. Knowing that Gaines can hear everything he says, he tries to write a note to Nina, only to learn that Gaines can also see him through CTU's security cameras. Gaines calls Kevin (Richard Burgi) and warns him that Teri (Leslie Hope) knows he's not York. Kevin gets the message too late, giving Teri a chance to knock him out and tie him to a tree before frantically trying to reach Jack. Rick (Daniel Bess) is worried when Gaines orders him to stay on the compound, so he agrees to help Kimberly (Elisha Cuthbert) try to escape. Jack manages to switch the disc on Milo, but Milo and Nina soon realize what's happened, and Nina confronts Jack, who pulls a gun on her, and forces her to leave CTU with him. Tony (Carlos Bernard) sees them leaving, and decides to look at the security tape. Teri calls the office and reaches Jamey (Karina Arroyave), who promises to send someone from CTU to get her. Gaines orders Jack to take Nina to a remote area and kill her. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Due to the round-the-clock coverage of the World Trade Center tragedy, the beginning of the fall 2001 TV season was delayed on all of the major networks. The first "new" primetime series to be unveiled was CBS's Wolf Lake, a quirky supernatural effort in the tradition of The X-Files and Twin Peaks. Six months after the disappearance of his girlfriend Ruby, Seattle policeman John Kanin (Lou Diamond Phillips receives an anonymous tip that the girl was spotted in the remote Pacific Northwest community of Wolf Lake. Unbeknownst to John (at least at first!), the community is controlled by shapeshifting werewolves, several of whom are locked in a power struggle to attain the coveted title of Alpha Wolf. Working hand and glove with local lawkeeper Sheriff Jack Donner (Tim Matheson), John sets about to solve Ruby's disappearance, while at the same time trying to sort out the strange goings-on in Wolf Lake. Meanwhile, John's 16-year-old daughter Sophia (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who is herself beginning to exhibit wolflike tendencies, carries on a clandestine romance with local "wild boy" Luke Cates (Paul Wasilewski), the son of powerful industrialist Willard Cates (Bruce McGill), who happens to be the chief competition of local entrepreneur Tyler Creed (Scott Bairstow) for the Alpha Wolf position. The only person who knows all the dark secrets of Wolf Lake is enigmatic biology teacher Sherman Blackstone (Graham Greene. Not surprisingly, the weekly, 60-minute Wolf Lake was executive-produced by an X-Files alumnus, Alex Gansa. The series debuted on September 19, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Attending a defense contractor conference in Las Vegas, Mulder and "Lone Gunman" Byers (Bruce Harwood) notice that one of the guests is eerily familiar. It turns out that Susanne Modeski (Signey Coleman), the scientist who brought together Mulder and the Lone Gunmen back in 1989, is in attendance. Perhaps now the two men, with Scully's reluctant assistance, will solve the mystery of Susanne's kidnapping ten years earlier -- and then again, perhaps not. Originally telecast May 2, 1999, "Three of a Kind" was written by Vince Gilligan and John Shiban. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Plagued by debts, New Yorkers Brad (Tim Allen) and Caroline (Kirstie Alley) Sexton continue to live the high life while maintaining the deception of wealth. But then real estate developer Brad learns his accountant has balanced the books in his own favor, appropriated $5 million, and flown to South America -- after first devising a set-up in which only Brad and Caroline would be blamed by the IRS. With IRS agent Derek Lester (Larry Miller) on their tail, the Sextons escape from New York. They arrive at the Amish community of Intercourse, Pennsylvania, where they pose as the Missouri relatives of farmer Samuel Yoder (Jay O. Sanders). It's the perfect hiding place, but it requires Brad and Caroline to suppress their previous sophisticated lifestyle, as they attempt to adopt Amish attitudes and customs. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide