Zack Stentz Movies

Set in the era before Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr became mortal enemies as Professor X and Magneto, respectively, director Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class follows the two former allies as they lead a powerful team of mutants on a mission to save the planet from nuclear annihilation. Charles (James McAvoy) and Erik (Michael Fassbender) were just young men when it began to appear as if the world was careening toward destruction. As the Doomsday Clock ticks faster toward midnight, the time comes to take action. Realizing they could use their unique powers to avert a global thermonuclear war during the Bay of Pigs crisis, the two powerful mutants launch an intense recruitment campaign with the support of Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne) and the CIA. Before long, Charles and Erik have assembled a crack team that includes Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Banshee (Caleb Landry Jones), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Angel (Zoe Kravitz), Havok (Lucas Till), and Darwin (Edi Gathegi). Meanwhile, the malevolent Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) plots to plunge the world into war with the help of villainous mutants Riptide (Alex Gonzalez), Azazel (Jason Flemyng), and Emma Frost (January Jones). In the process of saving humanity, however, Charles and Erik clash, setting the stage for Professor X to lead the X-Men in the fight for good as Magneto and the Brotherhood spread chaos and destruction on a global scale. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Gaheris Rhade (Steve Bacic), who had betrayed Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) three hundred years earlier (thereby launching the basic Andromeda throughline), is suddenly and unexpectedly thawed out from suspended animation. Dissatified with the status quo, Rhade intends to reshape the universe to please himself. Alas, these good intentions inexorably lead to a hellish situation. The episode's highlight is a time-travel sequence in which the crew members briefly lapse into their "original" personalities. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Dylan (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew conduct a search for a missing space colony. Also joining the search is Constantine Stark (Michael Ironside), the "patriarch" of a small band of freedom fighters and the ancestor of a legendary guerilla leader. Dylan's confusion over the fact that he has never heard of Stark or his followers gives way to terror when a deadly virus figures into the proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The crew of the Andromeda tries to allay the fears of an alien race over the possible return of the Cetus, a mythical space monster. Alas, it turns out that the myth is a reality, as the crew discovers to its chagrin when Cetus swallows Andromeda whole. As the trapped crew tries to extricate themselves before they are digested, Dylan (Kevin Sorbo) and Trance (Laura Bertram) -- safely aboard the Maru outside Cetus -- face the grim possibility of sacrificing themselves to save their comrades. "Belly of the Beast" originally aired on April 22, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

While escaping the forces of Ogami, Dylan (Kevin Sorbo), Rommie (Lexa Doig), Tyr (Keith Hamilton Cobb) and Harper (Gordon Michael Woolvett) are rescued by an archaic-looking space vehicle. It turns out that the rescue ship is an exploratory vehicle launched from Earth 3000 years ago. The ship's crew is still alive and unaltered, thanks to the ship's incredible speed. Alas, the vehicle's inability to perform slipstream travel may mean that the four Andromeda crew members are marooned forever with the Earthlings. The only hope lies in the possibility that the exploratory craft's power may be able to regenerate the disabled Maru--but this operation had better be completed before the disgruntled Earth crew foments a mutiny. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Andromeda provides shelter to the refugees of an attack by Commonwealth allies. Unfortunately, these refugees are also plague victims, infested by an immortal nanobot-based life form. Ever in search of new host bodies (preferably dead ones), the indestructible nanobots swarm all over Andromeda, leaving a trail of zombiefied victims in their wake. Clearly beholden to the classic horror film Night of the Living Dead, "Dance of the Mayflies" was originally broadcast on February 18, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

On board the Maru, Trance (Laura Bertram) and Harper (Gordon Michael Woolvett) are captured by their untrustworthy former Nightsider boss Gerentex (John Tench). Demonstrating virtually no remorse for having previously betrayed the Maru crew, Gerentex nonetheless expects them to help him get his hands on a powerful and priceless artifact. But though this situation is dangerous enough, the crew faces even greater danger from Gerentex's angry creditors. "Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way" was first telecast on April 9, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

To get information vital to the survival of new Andromeda ally Mobius, the ship's avatar Rommie (Lexa Doig) goes undercover on the planet Machen Alpha. Here for the first time, Rommie comes face to face with blatant prejudice and hostility against AIs. Meanwhile, the Maru begins sinking into a deep ocean, with Rev (Brent Stait), Tyr (Keith Hamilton Cobb), and Harper (Gordon Michael Woolvett) on board. Resembling a cross between Titanic and The Matrix, "All Too Human" first aired in Canada on October 13, 2001 and in the U.S. on November 5, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and Tyr (Keith Hamilton Cobb) sneak into a Nietzchean stronghold to prevent a pre-emptive missile launch against a mission of mercy. In order to jointly escort a medical convoy to a plague-ridden Wayist stronghold, Beka (Lisa Ryder) and a Dargo-Kazov captain (Adrian Hughes) agree to temporarily bury the hatchet -- or do they? And the still-troubled Harper is briefly put in charge of Andromeda. Its title translating as "One Hope for the Doomed," "Una Salus Victus" first aired on November 12, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi