‘Mystery of the Blue Train’ (1928) stays on rails
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): OK, it’s not even Christie’s best work about a train. But count me as an apologist for this Poirot entry.
‘Mystery of the Blue Train’ (1928) stays on rails
‘Superheroes Decoded’ (2017) a definitive documentary
Superhero Saturday (TV review): This is the definitive analysis of superheroes and how they bob and weave with American history.
Lecter gets worldly in Harris’ ‘Hannibal’ (1999)
Hannibal at 40 (Book review): Thomas Harris increases the scope from “Red Dragon” and “Lambs,” but again spins a great Lecter yarn.
‘Firefly: Watch How I Soar’ a flighty nod to Wash
Comic book review: I don’t know if we needed a second Wash tribute (after “Float Out”). Then again, I’m not gonna say no to a second Wash tribute.
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 1 (2015) introduces our favorite lawyer
Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): “Saul” Season 1 is the epitome of 2010s slow-burn serials, but in a good way. In fact: S’all good, man.
‘Dennis the Menace’ (1993) watchable, ‘Flubber’ (1997) awful
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie reviews): These supposed family films are two exhibits in the case against the second decade of Hughes’ filmmaking career.
Preston takes on God in ‘Blasphemy’ (2008)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): It’s not blasphemously bad. But if one were to rank Preston’s work, this would not be among his Good Books.
Evan Rachel Wood’s ‘Kajillionaire’ is (way) offbeat
Movie review: Evan Rachel Wood and Gina Rodriguez stand out in Miranda July’s appealingly strange film that’s like a dark “Napoleon Dynamite.”
Christie’s ‘The Big Four’ (1927) is a big misfire
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Cobbled together from short stories, this would-be international crime thriller ranks among Christie’s weakest novels.
‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope’ (2011) is too basic
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): It’s nice to have a Spurlock documentary of Comic-Con. But it could’ve dug a lot deeper into the event.