Frightening Friday (Movie review): Some will get into the groove of this “Phantom of the Opera” for the ’70s, others will be bored. I was somewhere in between.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Sometimes a screenplay’s interesting ideas don’t coalesce into a compelling film. Such is the case in this “Vertigo” riff.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): You’d think a re-team of De Palma and extra-sensory abilities would be a winner. You’d be wrong.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The director’s first horror film is a ridiculous but undeniably watchable romp.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The writer-director expands on the filmmaking principles and themes of “Psycho” in a candidate for his best film.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): A likeable Travolta and Allen guide this conspiracy noir through its beats, but De Palma doesn’t stick the landing.
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): De Palma and Spacek turn King’s novel into a stylish take on the twin hells of high school and religion.
‘M:I’ flashback (Movie review): Tom Cruise’s saga is more brainy than brawny as this eventually huge action series launches.
Movie rankings: Mamet has given us a new appreciation for the way men talk, outlined the keys to long cons, and provided historical insight.
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This is a nice-looking but flat telling of the Prohibition battle between Al Capone and Eliot Ness.