All 35 of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction novels, ranked
Book list: I rank all 35 science fiction novels by an author increasingly appreciated for his on-point and humorous previews of 21st century life.
‘Sparkling Cyanide’ retains glitz, mystery for 1983 TV movie
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): This character-driven Agatha Christie novel smoothly moves four decades forward for a glamorous TV film.
Hall adds more psych-horror to resume with ‘Resurrection’ (2022)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This is a thinner screenplay than she usually has to work with, but Rebecca Hall keeps it compelling.
In ‘Amityville 4’ (1989), ‘The Evil Escapes’ into a daytime soap
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): Back in the day, there was a substantial difference between theatrical movies and TV movies. “A4” is a case study.
Poirot time-travels to 1985 for ‘Thirteen at Dinner’
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Peter Ustinov reprises his role as Poirot, but on a new timeline, in this interesting made-for-TV film.
‘Haunting in Connecticut’ (2009) makes tidy use of cancer parallel
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This proto-“Conjuring” film has good scares, but it’s too slick to be believable as a true story.
Lost in the 1999 bin, ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ skewers teen pageants
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This funny film is among Kirsten Dunst’s ladder-climbing turns as she plays a dim but likable contestant.
‘Amityville 3-D’ (1983) could’ve used more dimension in its storytelling
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): This is a respectable capper to the original “Amityville” trilogy, but it’s the weakest of those three films.
‘Endless Night’ gets made into sneaky great 1972 film
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Christie’s tricky-to-adapt 1967 gem makes an impressive transition to film, with surprises intact.
‘The Boogeyman’ an all-too-familiar take on a familiar childhood fear
Movie review: It’s not bad for a young writer’s short story, but there’s not enough substance to justify a feature-length film.