‘Life of Chuck’ is a small story with big thoughts
Movie review: Mike Flanagan takes a break from horror but sticks with Stephen King for a simple but engaging meditative piece.
Stephen King
‘Life of Chuck’ is a small story with big thoughts
Powell’s ‘Running Man’ takes a while to get up to speed
Movie review: Edgar Wright eventually delivers a slick actioner, but it has no chance of feeling as prescient as the 1987 version.
Self-cannibalizing ‘The Monkey’ is more dark than comedic
Movie review: Osgood Perkins’ idiosyncratic brand of horror won’t connect with everyone, and I doubt he intends that it will.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ expands from King’s work in King-y way
TV review: But there’s a reason why the author didn’t go this deep into the Pennywise mythology. It strains under its convolutions.
I’m not scared of clowns. Can I still enjoy ‘It: Chapter Two’ (2019)?
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): Although the sequel has strong enough acting and direction to not be labeled a Loser, something is missing.
‘The Running Man’ (1987) charges ahead to a dystopian future
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The Eighties aesthetic is a core appeal of a film that gradually moves from satire to accurate portrayal as time goes by.
Fall movie preview 2025: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Fall movie preview: Tis the season for Stephen King adaptations, biopics, mysteries, Oscar bait and oddities.
Fall TV preview 2025: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching
Fall TV preview: Here’s a look at 10 series on my radar plus a whole bunch of murder mysteries that I might sift through.
What summer 2025 movies are worth getting off your couch for?
Summer movie preview: Sequels of course dominate, but we also get intriguing followups to some of the best horror films of recent years.
‘Insomnia’ (1994) is long but not sleep-inducing
Stephen King flashback (Book review): Although it reads like an important novel to King, it for some reason is not a popular target for adaptation.