‘Witness for the Prosecution’ (1982) an unnecessary but solid remake
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Christie’s source material remains great, and it’s enjoyable to see a new cast tackle it.
‘Witness for the Prosecution’ (1982) an unnecessary but solid remake
All 53 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child novels, ranked
Book rankings: From Pendergast to Nora, from their collaborations to their solo works, here are my rankings of the output of the sci-fi/mystery/thriller duo.
All 11 ‘Psycho’ and ‘Bates Motel’ movies, TV shows and books, ranked
Rankings list: From books to films to TV, and from Anthony Perkins to Freddie Highmore, RFMC ranks the classy and creepy horror saga.
‘Muppets’ Wizard of Oz’ (2005) reinstates Oz-ness with spunk and spark
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though not quite magical, the TV film boasts a great Wizard as it goes back to Baum’s novel.
Spielberg taps into an out-of-touch wavelength in ‘Disclosure Day’
Movie review: The director of “Close Encounters” and “E.T.” doesn’t grasp how people gather and parse information in the internet age.
All 10 ‘Planet of the Apes’ movies, ranked
Movie rankings: In addition to being a one-franchise chronicle of breakthroughs in practical and CGI effects, the “Apes” saga entertainingly confronts us with our humanity.
‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ (2001) builds a better Expanded Universe than its tie-in comic
‘Star Wars’ Legends flashback (Game review): Usually you go to tie-in comics for more depth. In this case, the game has the better story.
‘Ten Little Indians’ (1959) a victim of TV’s moral rules, not its runtime
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): This made-for-TV adaptation isn’t as dark as it needs to be, but oddly, the briskness isn’t the problem.
And then there was an elite adaptation: ‘And Then There Were None’ (2015)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Writer Sarah Phelps thrillingly begins her run of attempting to wring more layers out of great Christie novels.
All 8 ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies, ranked
Movie rankings: For the 30th anniversary, I look back at Tom Cruise’s saga that reinvented the spy-oriented TV series as an action-genre all-timer.