‘Karate Kid’ (1984) a flawed classic for young viewers
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This is a sloppy, incomplete film, but also a timeless classic for young viewers.
‘Karate Kid’ (1984) a flawed classic for young viewers
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
Here are my 10 favorite characters from the last 12 months of television, from networks to cable to streaming, counting down from 10 to 1:
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Spark and Burn’ (2005) (Book review)
In the early days of the “Buffy” novels, we got the points of view of supporting characters – as well as a chance to revisit episodes prior to syndication and home video – in series […]
‘The Verdict’ (1982) a masterwork of the courtroom drama form
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This Mamet-Lumet collaboration is a masterful courtroom drama and redemption story.
‘Us’ – Jordan Peele’s followup to ‘Get Out’ – is chilling, weird and fresh (Movie review)
Writer-director Jordan Peele’s latest horror offering, “Us” – which hits digital June 4 and disc June 18 — opens on a seemingly endless wall of caged rabbits, a promise of future symbolism. The slow and […]
‘Daredevil’ (2003) looks particularly mediocre
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): In the wake of the Netflix series, this Ben Affleck-starrer looks particularly mediocre.
‘Fighting with My Family’ is a fairly lightweight biopic, but Florence Pugh is a champion in the main role (Movie review)
“Fighting with My Family” doesn’t redefine the sports biopic genre, which in a way is too bad because professional wrestling is such an unusual thing, sitting on the border between athletics and entertainment. It might […]
Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ (2017) is bizarre, off-putting
Movie review: This piece of psych-horror is bizarre and disturbing, but not in a good way.
Preston & Child’s ‘Verses for the Dead’ explores southern Florida and a puzzling string of deaths (Book review)
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child give Agent Pendergast a fresh start of sorts in his 18th novel, “Verses for the Dead” (December, hardcover). Series like the Constance trilogy and the Helen trilogy are conclusions to […]
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Queen of the Slayers’ (2005) (Book review)
Nancy Holder gives extra care and attention to “Queen of the Slayers” (May 2005), writing it as if it’s the canonical followup to “Buffy” Season 7, taking place simultaneously with “Angel” Season 5. A lot […]