‘Ronin’ (1998) driven by gripping car chases, heist details
Mamet Monday (Movie review): Given the gripping car chases and fascinating heist details, it doesn’t matter what’s in the case.
‘Ronin’ (1998) driven by gripping car chases, heist details
‘Spider-Man 3’ (2007) packs too much into trilogy capper
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Spider-Man 3” packs too much into the trilogy capper, but it’s clear Raimi and his team still care.
‘The Perfection’ isn’t what you think it is, but it’s still a clever little horror gem (Movie review)
“The Perfection” (Netflix) has one of those trailers that seems to give away the whole movie, so after making the mistake of watching the trailer, I let it fade from my mind a bit before […]
‘Karate Kid Part III’ (1989) a great comedy … but not on purpose
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This is much funnier than the first two; unfortunately, this isn’t supposed to be a comedy series.
‘Slasher’ Season 3 cracks code on slasher TV narrative
TV review: The present-day narrative of “Slasher: Solstice” is tense and tight. But the show is also peppered with flashbacks where we learn about motives.
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Carnival of Souls’ (2006) (Book review)
Nancy Holder’s status as an elite Buffyverse author was already secured, but disappointingly – especially considering she’s coming off the outstanding “Queen of the Slayers” (2005) — she wraps up her run with the forgettable […]
Mamet makes a reader work in crime novel ‘Chicago’ (2018)
Mamet Monday (Book review): Mamet makes a reader work, but it’s worth the effort in this 1920s crime novel.
‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Raimi’s darker yet delightful followup is everything a superhero sequel should be.
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ wrings more fun out of ‘repeated day’ premise with clever genre-hop (Movie review)
It’s accurate to call “Happy Death Day 2U” a dumb movie, and accurate to call it a smart movie. It seems as if Blumhouse studio asked writer-director Christopher Landon (who also directed the 2017 original, […]
Pattinson’s ‘Good Time’ (2017) a morbidly funny NYC romp
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Pattinson starrer is a crazy, morbidly funny romp through the city’s mean streets.