Curtis and burgeoning tropes go to ‘Prom Night’ (1980)
‘Prom Night’ saga (Movie review): Another vintage horror franchise launches by roping an annual American event into the slasher fold.
Author: John Hansen
Curtis and burgeoning tropes go to ‘Prom Night’ (1980)
It’s easy to stay alert for Chandler’s ‘The Big Sleep’ (1939)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The author smoothly takes the baton from Dashiell Hammett in the first of his seven Marlowe novels.
‘Inferno’ (1980) less fiery than ‘Suspiria,’ but still good
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Argento fans will be glad they continued their Three Mothers Trilogy journey into this sequel.
‘April Fool’s Day’ (1986) gets into the weeds of holiday horror
Horror movie flashback (Review): After Halloween, Christmas and Valentine’s Day, the slasher genre is really pushing it, but this film is mildly fun.
Be very suspicious of the 1988 remake of ‘Suspicion’
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): It’s Curtin’s for us if we try to get any pleasure from an adaptation that doesn’t feature Grant and Fontaine.
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ gets dark for Season 12 (2009-10)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Justice is not so cut-and-dried for Poirot as he tackles his most famous case and three other compelling ones.
It’s hard to break away from ‘Severance’ Season 2
TV review: Despite a couple slow episodes, Dan Erickson’s show succeeds by being a character-driven puzzle box.
Guadagnino overindulgently explores world of ‘Suspiria’ (2018)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Although it expands the story, themes and runtime, this remake is far lesser than Argento’s original.
‘WarGames’ ’ (1983) influence on hacking, AI movies remains strong
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): But it can’t be ignored that the film glosses over how the game gets confused with reality.
‘Fortune Cookie’ (1966) crumbles under its length, predictability
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): This supposed satire of dishonest lawyering misfires by running the ball right up the middle.