Throwback Thursday (Book and movie reviews): MacDonald’s novel is surprisingly tame, the first movie keeps the censors occupied, and Scorsese’s version finally delivers the shocks.
TV review: Soaking up the vibe from 100 years ago is the main hook of this Christie adaptation, though the mystery eventually kicks into gear.
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): James Garner starts his private eye career in this adaptation of “The Little Sister.”
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The director’s only theatrical film that’s not action or horror is openly sentimental and hard to dislike.
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): George Montgomery makes Chandler’s P.I. into more of an ole softie than we’re accustomed to.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The best thing about this Sixties-set mental-ward horror film is it replaces “Ghosts of Mars” as his last film.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The director’s only non-genre film is a fine one, filled with music but not the details you’d need for a full portrait.
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Unfortunately, the mystery of Chandler’s strong fourth novel gets lost in a quest for a new style.
Frightening Friday (TV review): The Italian director trades one brand of off-balance horror for another: modern American folk.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The director’s style-over-story-details approach is present in his first major film.