Ricci tries bizarre British whimsy in ‘Miranda’ (2002)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): With mild success, a one-and-done screenwriter blends a con drama, an orphan tragedy and romantic flailing.
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Ricci tries bizarre British whimsy in ‘Miranda’ (2002)
‘The Trouble with Harry’ (1955) is that it’s so different
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Still, this light-dark comedy-drama is worth a watch, and it features perhaps the best scenery in a Hitch film.
‘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 Princess and the Goblin’ (1991) isn’t slick, but it has childlike wonder
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Music-hating, tender-footed goblins threaten a royal family in this flawed but fascinating animated film.
‘Space Cadet’ launches an underachiever into … space!
Movie review: “Houston has a new problem.” Only Emma Roberts’ party girl is not a problem, she’s a heroine. And a funny one at that.
‘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.
‘Number Seventeen’ (1932) shows Hitch’s skill at action
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): But oddly, the director’s sixth sound film is too confusing to rank as a masterful exercise in suspense.
‘Spaceballs’ (1987) remains a pitch-perfect parody of ‘Star Wars’
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The makers of “Spaceballs 2” will have their work cut out for them as they follow Mel Brooks’ classic.
‘Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon’ (2006) a smart but thin satire
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This B-grade slasher answer to “American Psycho” can only ride its single joke so far.
‘The Good Girl’ (2002) illustrates danger of obsession with one person
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Mike White riffs on “Catcher in the Rye,” but this Holden’s worldview is tragically narrower.