‘Elephants Can Remember’ (1972) easy to forget
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This isn’t a good novel, yet it’s fascinating when one considers Christie suffered from dementia.
Author: John Hansen
‘Elephants Can Remember’ (1972) easy to forget
Nichols shines as ‘P2’ (2007) gets thrills from sparse setting
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This horror-thriller plays to Rachel Nichols’ strengths as she’s stalked through a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Gibson plays a decidedly gruff Santa in ‘Fatman’ (2020)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): There’s no Jake to be found, but this Fatman lays down the law on his own against bad guys at Christmastime.
Allen puts funny spin on ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex’ (1972)
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Not as risqué as the title, this film lands in the middle of the pack among Allen’s pre-“Annie Hall” farces.
Marple unleashed like a bloodhound in ‘Nemesis’ (1971)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The penultimate Miss Marple novel is overwritten and unlikely in parts, but it’s solvable and enjoyable.
‘V/H/S’ (2012) an intense trip of found-footage horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This anthology of handheld horror showcases Ti West, David Bruckner, and some less successful entries.
‘Deconstructing Harry’ (1997) puts typical Allen situations through blender
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): This film overcomes its hard-to-grasp structure to become great for a basic reason: It’s darn funny.
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ manipulative but undeniably pretty
Movie review: Although too beautiful to be a shunned “Marsh Girl,” Daisy Edgar-Jones steals hearts in this adaptation of a Sixties-set murder-mystery novel.
‘Unexpected Guest’ (1999) a basic but enjoyable puzzle
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Charles Osborne’s second novelization of an Agatha Christie play showcases her mystery-puzzle plotting mastery.
Rockwell, Ronan make ‘See How They Run’ a comedic delight
Movie review: Great actors team up with a sharp screenplay by Mark Chappell that understands the humorous side of Agatha Christie’s whodunits.