‘Prince of Darkness’ (1987) is Carpenter’s thoughtful take on religious horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The director crafts a gritty urban take on “The Thing’s” claustrophobia with a vibrant cast of researchers.
‘Prince of Darkness’ (1987) is Carpenter’s thoughtful take on religious horror
‘NeverEnding Story’ (1984) celebrates storytelling, and isn’t endless
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Wolfgang’s Petersen’s film teaches young children that it’s OK to be a dreamer.
‘Life Stinks’ (1991) … and so does this movie
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): The writer-director-star struggles without an existing movie to provide a foundation for jokes.
‘Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come’ (2019) is light reading about a heavy subject
Book club book report: Regular socializing might be a bland topic for extroverted readers, and for some introverts, it might be too weighty. It might be just right for others.
King, Carpenter team up for killer car flick ‘Christine’ (1983)
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The horror legends join forces for the only time, in an imperfect but memorable way.
Biting satire of ‘Network’ (1976) has become soberly prescient
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Lumet’s brilliant boredom-killer both satirizes and educates about the inner workings of a TV network.
Collins eases fans back into ‘Dark Angel’ with ‘Before the Dawn’ (2002)
‘Dark Angel’ flashback (Book review): After the TV show’s cancellation, this spinoff prequel takes us back in time.
McGee’s ‘Nightmare in Pink’ (1964) only partly comes from juggling women
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The second McGee novel especially reveals the secret that these are men’s romance novels.
‘Someone’s Watching Me!’ is even more 1978 than ‘Halloween’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Carpenter efficiently packages Seventies paranoia as a prime-time vehicle for Lauren Hutton.
‘Muppets from Space’ (1999) presents epic, funky identity quest of the Great Gonzo
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In riffing on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the late Jim Henson’s studio crafts a deeper character journey.