‘True Detective’ Season 1 (2014) an elite short-form mystery
Throwback Thursday (TV review): “True Detective” stands as the decade’s elite example of the short-form sleuth series.
‘True Detective’ Season 1 (2014) an elite short-form mystery
All 27 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 2’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): The second volume of Philip K. Dick stories is highlighted by “Breakfast at Twilight” and “Adjustment Team.”
Netflix MCU goes out on a competent but familiar note with ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 3
TV review: The last Netflix MCU season delivers a strong treatise on the costs of doing evil and good.
‘Singles’ a sweet and light time capsule of 1992
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Cameron Crowe film makes me nostalgic for the early Nineties.
‘Booksmart’ has everything except laughs as high school graduates party like it’s 2019 (Movie review)
“Booksmart” has a lot going for it. It’s the centerpiece high school comedy of 2019, and it represents modern times well despite fitting firmly into the genre. But perhaps we use the word “comedy” too […]
‘Midsommar’ is another beautiful, creepy masterpiece from Aster
Movie review: “Midsommar” is another beautiful and creepy-as-hell masterpiece from Ari Aster.
‘A Scanner Darkly’ (1977) is PKD’s harrowing anti-drug novel
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick criticizes both drugs and the American drug war.
‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ (2011) has fire, not much logic
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The “Ghost Rider” sequel has more fire than the original, but still makes no sense.
‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This 100-minute DVD collection of animated shorts gives us a fuller picture of the “Matrix” world.
All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 1’ (1987), ranked
PKD flashback (Book review): The first collection of Philip K. Dick stories is highlighted by “Paycheck,” “The Variable Man” and “Nanny.”