Chase shines as ‘Vacation’ (1983) puts Hughes on map

Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Chevy Chase shines as John Hughes’ breakthrough film chronicles a hilarious “two weeks of living hell.”

Jeter continues saga in ‘Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human’ (1995)

PKD flashback (Book review): K.W. Jeter embraces the vibe of Ridley Scott’s film more than PKD’s novel in this stylish sequel.

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The Karl Urban version of “Dredd” goes simpler and grittier in the saga’s second cinematic bid.

Frightening Friday (Movie review): David Nutter’s moody high school horror film is “wrong, bad, bad, wrong,” yet oh so lovable.

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The weapons are supplied, but bring your own metaphors to this cult classic that presaged “Hunger Games.”

PKD flashback (Book review): Philip K. Dick teams up with Roger Zelazny to explore dark spiritual doings in the post-apocalyptic “Deus Irae.”

Book review: After two relatively weak entries, James Lovegrove steps up his game in his third “Firefly” tie-in novel, “The Ghost Machine.”

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): The fourth Craig entry delves into core elements of the 007 saga.

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): Daniel Craig’s third entry in the saga is an action masterpiece.

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Kurt Russell leads a stellar cast in this gritty, brutal and great mashup of horror and Western.