Wilder adds to sleuth’s lore in ‘Private Life of Sherlock Holmes’ (1970)
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): The premise: This unusually personal mystery was kept from the public till 50 years after the sleuth’s passing.
Author: John Hansen
Wilder adds to sleuth’s lore in ‘Private Life of Sherlock Holmes’ (1970)
‘Dial ‘M’ for Murder’ (1981) remains gripping in Plummer’s TV movie
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): The remake is inferior in most ways, but it serves to remind us how ingenious Frederick Knott’s story is.
A baffling mystery: Why has there never been a Continental Op TV series?
Sleuthing Sunday (TV commentary): One obscure half-hour episode from 1995 features Hammett’s prolific detective, and teases what we could have over the course of a full series.
‘The Gorge’ can’t clear the gap to greatness
Movie review: Standard sci-fi intrigue and two likeable leads keep Derrickson’s film from descending too far, but it could’ve been better.
‘Cat o’ Nine Tails’ (1971) a few whiskers short of Argento’s debut
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Still, this mystery-slasher is worth watching for strong set pieces and nods to Hitchcock.
‘Tron’ (1982) is groundbreaking, but a chore to watch
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): If you come for the early CGI effects, you might end up taking a nap during the story.
‘Avanti!’ (1972) not among Wilder’s elite, but it certainly avoids cliches
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): By not challenging its own morality (or immorality), the film oddly encourages us to think outside the box.
Add ‘The List’ (2023) to your list of contemporary culture dramas
Book club book report: Debut novelist Yomi Adegoke takes an engrossing dive into the good and very bad of cancel culture.
‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ Season 2 (1956-57) explores flickering morals
On a Hitchcock kick (TV review): The Master of Suspense directs two stories of murder cover-ups and one of an overactive imagination.
Hardboiled fiction that goes over easy: ‘Big Book of the Continental Op’ (2017)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Nearly a century after Hammett invented him, all of the Continental Op’s world-spanning adventures are cozily combined into one book.