‘Nate and Hayes’ (1983) swashbuckles to South Pacific
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): One of the most unusual entries in Hughes’ catalog, this is a decent and gorgeous-looking swashbuckler.
Author: John Hansen
‘Nate and Hayes’ (1983) swashbuckles to South Pacific
‘Crack in Space’ (1966) tackles elections, multiverses
PKD flashback (Book review): It’s both dated and timely, stuck in both the 1960s and in a pulpy SF journey that takes us from the dawn of man to 2080.
P&C sail into high-seas terror in ‘The Ice Limit’ (2000)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): The authors take us on a frigid geographic adventure to the Screaming Sixties on the southern high seas.
‘Dominion’ (2005) a tame ‘Prequel to the Exorcist’
Exorcising the past (Movie review): Paul Schrader’s film — the second-released “Exorcist” prequel — is so tame that Pazuzu comes off as a good guy.
Series goes to hell in ‘Crow: Wicked Prayer’ (2005)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The first three “Crows” are forgivable if you’re a kind critic. But “The Crow: Wicked Prayer” is utterly indefensible.
Merrin meets Pazuzu in ‘Exorcist: The Beginning’ (2004)
Exorcising the past (Movie review): Renny Harlin comes in midway to direct a slick, creepy, continuity-challenged, beat-hitting, respectable prequel.
Make this your Flick pick for ‘Election’ (1999) season
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Payne’s film is a near-perfect portrayal of the fact that God does not favor the best human beings.
Cohen still comedy king in ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’
Movie review: Candid-camera moments, improv acting, editing trickery and scripted writing combine for lots of LOL humor.
Blatty’s ‘Exorcist III’ (1990) is meditative, moody
Exorcising the past (Movie review): Based on Blatty’s own book sequel, “Legion,” this third “Exorcist” film dives into Christian-themed horror.
Keaton’s ‘Mr. Mom’ (1983) is a soapy domestic sitcom
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Keaton and Garr are pleasant, but the dad’s helplessness is simultaneously absurd and not as funny as it should be.