‘Buffy: The Bewitching Hour’ (2023) a treat for Tara fans
‘Buffy’ flashback (Book review): Ashley Poston goes back to Season 3 for a tricky novel about what Tara was doing in her senior year of high school.
‘Buffy: The Bewitching Hour’ (2023) a treat for Tara fans
Handoff to McKenzie is intriguing – if not exactly smooth – in ‘Marple’ Season 4 (2009)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Though Marple’s personality changes, she still fits the elderly sleuth’s flexible template in four engaging episodes.
‘Child’s Play’ (1988) delightfully codifies killer-doll subgenre
‘Child’s Play’ flashback (Movie review): Evil toys go mainstream as Chucky joins the pantheon of Eighties slasher icons.
Martial arts, laser guns and confusing rules mix in ‘Timecop’ (1994)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The ambition to be Van Damme’s “Terminator” outstrips the execution, but you gotta admire the movie’s guts.
‘M3gan 2.0’ an exposition-heavy trek through AI fears
Movie review: Though not as stuck in the mud as “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” this is another SF film where chatter outstrips action.
Turtles ‘Fast Forward’ to the 22nd century for ‘TMNT’ Season 6 (2006)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The latest time-hop sends the gang to 2105. But will they ever get back?
McGee covers a lot of ground (and sky) in ‘Free Fall in Crimson’ (1981)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The 19th book in the series showcases MacDonald’s talents at character insight and grounded case-solving.
‘Eden’ can’t quite match the story’s real-world intrigue
Movie review: The worst part of humanity might be that you can’t escape it, either without or within, in Ron Howard’s historical drama.
Argento still has the giallo knack in ‘Dark Glasses’ (2022)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s a nostalgic throwback more so than something fresh, but we are treated to an unusually robust friendship story.
Tammy on the record: ‘Stand by Your Man: An Autobiography’ (1979)
Throwback Thursday (Book review): The country music superstar led a contradictory but fascinating life.