‘Send Help’ could’ve used help to go deeper into its character clash
Movie review: Sam Raimi’s latest can’t shirk its cynical modern vibe, but Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien carry us through.
‘Send Help’ could’ve used help to go deeper into its character clash
MacDonald goes all-in on McGee with double-length ‘Deadly Shade of Gold’ (1965)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): After the four 1964 novels introduce the unorthodox sleuth, the fifth tome is an international epic.
Carpenter, Hooper serve up a good supply of ‘Body Bags’ (1993)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Good actors – and acting cameos from horror directors – keep these three shorts engaging.
Imagination of ‘Labyrinth’ (1986) is all over the screen, but not the page
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): An incredibly dull screenplay relegates Jim Henson’s fantasy classic to the homework category.
Gaiman explores the fantasy of love in ‘Stardust’ (1999)
Book club book report: As Tristran learns about the nature of love via experience, the author sweeps the reader along with him.
Twists come at a fast draw in ‘A Purple Place for Dying’ (1964)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Travis McGee finds things aren’t so civilized out West in the third adventure of John D. MacDonald’s series.
‘Memoirs of an Invisible Man’ (1992) shouldn’t get lost in Carpenter’s catalog
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This mainstream effort contains the director’s visual style and logistical insight into the monstrous SF condition.
‘Muppet Treasure Island’ (1996) a swashbuckling, less Muppet-centric adventure
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): You won’t want to delete this Spa’am-featuring entry, even though it focuses on the humans.
‘Buffy’ fans dodge a crossbow arrow with ‘New Sunnydale’ cancellation
TV commentary: The pilot script and other evidence suggests “Buffy” without Whedon’s guidance is “Buffy” in Name Only.
‘A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery’ (1987) elegantly adapts Vane-Wimsey trilogy
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): The three adaptations chronicling their courtship stay faithful to the author’s plots and commentaries on 1930s Britain.