‘Sparkling Cyanide’ (2003) shows versatility of Christie’s novel
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Christie’s 1945 novel yet again gets contemporized, but writer Laura Lamson finds a fresh angle.
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‘Sparkling Cyanide’ (2003) shows versatility of Christie’s novel
‘The Last Key’ (2018) the best of the first four ‘Insidiouses’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): We get the full, and surprising, backstory of Elise Rainier as this second prequel comes full circle to link with the first “Insidious.”
‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’
Movie review: Gerard Johnstone’s film is what you know it will be – but it also knows we know what it will be. The result is a single viewing’s worth of fun.
‘Amityville 1992: It’s About Time’ is fun shlock-around-the-clock
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): One of the key figures in the “Hellraiser” franchise brings a wild premise and gore effects over to “Amityville.”
‘Seven Dials Mystery’ (1981) gets bundled into energetic TV movie
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): The troupe behind 1980’s “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” reunites for a tighter, if flightier, Christie mystery.
Spookily successful: All 10 ‘Conjuring’ Universe films, ranked
Movie list: We rank the films of the “Conjuring” universe, which started with a true story and his branched into even stranger directions.
‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ (2015) turns focus to Lin Shaye’s Elise
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Writer-director-creator Leigh Whannell goes the prequel route for another adventure with the demon-probing medium.
‘The Amityville Curse’ (1990) seeks its haunts from another house
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): The saga’s direct-to-video era begins with respectable production values but an underachieving story.
‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’ (1980) is long, but has great lead duo
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): As with the book, the two lead amateur sleuths keep this overly complex plot fairly engaging.
‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ (2013) pads out possession story
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Wan and Whannell extend the story, but mainly give us more of what scared us in “Insidious.”