Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Mildly hampered by goofiness and familiarity, the film is nonetheless quite funny as new actors pick up the Brooks baton.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Already well-established with standalones, John D. MacDonald confidently segues to a series character.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Rodriguez and Tarantino have fun making a grindhouse-style movie. It’s almost at the film’s expense.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): A daring premise is undercut by more plot conveniences than what’s found in the popcorn flicks in surrounding theaters.
TV review: This nearly four-hour documentary somberly yet happily chronicles a resume defined as much by friends and kindness as by laughs.
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book review): The Mirage timeline quietly got expanded when this under-published issue was included in “Best of Renet.”
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Brooks proves there are a million ways to laugh in the West, even if he can’t figure out an ending.
Superhero Saturday (Comic book review): Kirby and Lee retell a sympathetic villain’s story in the first Marvel graphic novel and their final collaboration.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s debatable who gives the better reptilian performance: the snake or Jon Voight. But suffice it to say both are entertaining.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Some of the simplest films are the most beautiful, as this ubiquitous childhood gem gets more timeless with time.