‘Spider’s Web’ (1960) gets tangled up in comedy; 1982 version more faithful
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie reviews): In both screen adaptations of the 1954 play, Christie’s plot construction is the highlight.
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‘Spider’s Web’ (1960) gets tangled up in comedy; 1982 version more faithful
Spielberg’s episodes set tone of ‘Amazing Stories’ Season 1 (1985-86)
Throwback Thursday (TV review): The two installments directed by Spielberg tap into his sensitivities for domestic drama and military camaraderie.
‘Presumption of Death’ (2002) vibrantly mixes history, mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Walsh takes inspiration from even sketchier materials but again makes us feel we’re reading a lost Sayers novel.
Disney Plus begins its deeper character focus with ‘WandaVision’ (2021)
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The MCU gives beloved B-list superheroes the A-list spotlight with its limited-series format.
Pearse’s ‘The Sanatorium’ (2021) isn’t all there, mentally
Book club book report: The setting of a hotel carved out of a sanatorium should be evocative, but it’s written flat enough for cross-country skiing.
All 8 ‘Omen’ movies and TV shows, ranked
Movie and TV rankings: For the saga’s 50th anniversary, RFMC looks back at the 666 … I mean, eight … entries of the “Omen” saga on screen.
‘Ordeal by Innocence’ (2018) is Christie by way of ‘Gossip Girl’
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Though it has no likeable characters, it’s still engrossing to sort through the upper-crust grime to find the killer.
All 11 ‘Psycho’ and ‘Bates Motel’ movies, TV shows and books, ranked
Rankings list: From books to films to TV, and from Anthony Perkins to Freddie Highmore, RFMC ranks the classy and creepy horror saga.
All 30 of Agatha Christie’s other books, ranked
Book rankings: I search beyond Poirot, Marple and Westmacott for the Queen of Crime’s other gems.
Disasters and family bonds know no language barrier in ‘The Wave’ (2015)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The eventual director of “Tomb Raider” (2018) delivers a localized but high-stakes tsunami story.