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.
Movie review: It’s not merely a hangout film; the comic actor finds something to say about the absurdity of modern sports entertainment.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Even in a year of “Office Space” and “American Pie,” “American Beauty” stands out as something beautiful.
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The “Venom” trilogy goes out on top with the best performance yet by Tom Hardy in the title role.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Not as substantial as other raunch-coms of the era, it’s nonetheless good-natured and breezy.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The prolific crime-fiction author knows how to have absurdist (yet realistic) fun by undercutting clichés at every turn.
‘Freaky Friday’ flashback (Movie reviews): With the sequel “Freakier Friday” coming to theaters, here’s a look back at the original and the most famous remake.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Joker” would more robustly explore mental illness, but this previous De Niro film takes a simpler approach.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though the body-swap comedy beats are expected, they are also welcome when played out by Armstrong and Zegers.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In his masterwork of dark comedy, Tarantino relies on the audience’s cinema knowledge to cleverly invert the crime genre’s traditional message.