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.
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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.
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.
‘The Raid’ (2011) accomplishes its mission and then some
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The Indonesian classic reset the style path for the action genre and is timeless in every way.
All 24 John Carpenter movies and TV episodes, ranked
Movie and TV list: This master of horror has also directed sci-fi, dark comedy and even a biopic. Here are my rankings of his work.
‘Empire’ (1978) showcases Delany and Chaykin in graphic form
Throwback Thursday (Comic book review): In an early graphic novel, a writer and an illustrator (the latter from Marvel’s “Star Wars”) deliver their “Star Wars” riff.
‘Storm Front’ (2000) double-generically launches Dresden Files
Book club book report: Jim Butcher’s popular series starts off in clunky fashion, likely to appeal more to fantasy fans than hardboiled mystery lovers.
‘Big Trouble in Little China’ (1986) falls a little short of big laughs
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The least serious of John Carpenter’s collaborations with Kurt Russell is a lesser “Temple of Doom.”