Urban’s ‘Dredd’ (2012) goes simpler and grittier

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The Karl Urban version of “Dredd” goes simpler and grittier in the saga’s second cinematic bid.

‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror

Frightening Friday (Movie review): David Nutter’s moody high school horror film is “wrong, bad, bad, wrong,” yet oh so lovable.

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The weapons are supplied, but bring your own metaphors to this cult classic that presaged “Hunger Games.”

PKD flashback (Book review): Philip K. Dick teams up with Roger Zelazny to explore dark spiritual doings in the post-apocalyptic “Deus Irae.”

Book review: After two relatively weak entries, James Lovegrove steps up his game in his third “Firefly” tie-in novel, “The Ghost Machine.”

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): The fourth Craig entry delves into core elements of the 007 saga.

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): Daniel Craig’s third entry in the saga is an action masterpiece.

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Kurt Russell leads a stellar cast in this gritty, brutal and great mashup of horror and Western.

Throwback Thursday (Movie reviews): Yeah, baby! The “Austin Powers” films mostly connect in making fun of James Bond tropes.

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): 007 plays in his new sandbox in this confusing piece of action and intrigue.