In ‘The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy’ (1964), babes beat a bandaged bloke
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Not quite horror, not quite horrible, the film’s standout feature is the wrestling action.
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In ‘The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy’ (1964), babes beat a bandaged bloke
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ is more of the same
Movie review: The Monsterverse follows up its 2021 clash of the titans with … a rematch of the titans. And some other stuff that’s already leaving my brain.
‘Sign of Four’ (1890) shows early signs of Holmes’ iconic status
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Doyle’s pacing is engrossing and action-packed as the detective takes up a case that comes to his doorstep.
‘Eruption’ is a disaster, but not in the intended way
Book review: James Patterson writes a novel based on Michael Crichton’s notes. Despite some curiosity value, the concept should’ve been left dormant.
‘Alien: Romulus’ is saga’s best follow-up since ‘Aliens’
Movie review: Alvarez reminds us of the pleasures of a legacy sequel done right as he taps into 1979 futurism while also respecting Scott’s glossy “Prometheus” concepts.
‘Secret Agent’ (1936) serves up early, inconsistent spy gaming
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): The Master of Suspense is still learning his craft on this ambitious but muddy British picture.
‘Capricorn One’ (1977) gets off the ground as a conspiracy tale
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The mission might stay grounded, but the dry comedy and thrills fly high in Peter Hyams’ film.
Continental Op makes rip-roaring leap to novels in ‘Red Harvest’ (1929)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): One of the earliest hardboiled detectives is not merely a prototype, but also still among the best.
‘Cobra Kai’ eventually gets its kicks back in Season 6, Part 1
TV review: The storytelling and characters are at black-belt level, but the fight choreography and camera work have fallen off.
‘The Fall Guy’ freefalls from its high ambitions
Movie review: Big epic action films are fine now and then, but David Leitch’s remake of a 1980s TV series is the pill that leads to an overdose.