Big talent comes to America with a small entry: ‘The Major and the Minor’ (1942)
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Wilder makes his stateside directing debut with an un-hateable Ginger Rogers comedy.
Big talent comes to America with a small entry: ‘The Major and the Minor’ (1942)
‘TMNT Adventures’ Issues 23-31 (1991-92) explore Turtles’ Japanese roots
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Though not deeply profound tales, it’s clear Archie is trying; and here we get cool newcomers like Slash and Ninjara.
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ bows out with class in Season 13 (2013)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Two strong episodes are joined by three that require creative re-imaginings by the writers.
‘Two Evil Eyes’ (1990) is ‘two’ much of a bad thing
Frightening Friday (Movie review): You’d think a collaboration between Romero and Argento would be a safe bet. But in this case, safe is boring.
What summer 2025 movies are worth getting off your couch for?
Summer movie preview: Sequels of course dominate, but we also get intriguing followups to some of the best horror films of recent years.
‘Crimson Tide’ (1995) is a red-letter submarine suspenser
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The epitome of Nineties action remains a well-oiled machine 30 years later thanks to what now looks like restraint.
‘People on Sunday’ (1930) explores human nature, cinema’s potential
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): At the time, it was an experiment in using non-actors; today, it’s a time capsule of peaceful, pre-Hitler Germany.
‘TMNT Adventures’ spins off into ‘Mighty Mutanimals’ (1991)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book review): One title is not enough to contain Clarrain’s action and environmental themes, but the plots remain quite basic.
‘Lady in the Lake’ (1943) won’t leave reader high and dry
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): His skill at characters and prose already in place, Chandler now delivers his best page-turning mystery to this point.
Argento makes horror operatic in ‘Opera’ (1987)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though not totally eye-opening for fans of Argento’s work, this is one of the director’s most focused productions.