‘Haunting of Bly Manor’ a beautiful, flawed meditation on love
TV review: It’s not as scary or as good as “Haunting of Hill House,” but this follow-up features a lot of beautiful storytelling.
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‘Haunting of Bly Manor’ a beautiful, flawed meditation on love
‘Uncle Buck’ (1989) has lots of heart, fewer laughs
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Although loved by many, “Uncle Buck” is the weakest of the three major Hughes-Candy collaborations.
‘Away’ a flighty drama about work-life balance
First episode impressions (TV reviews): Here are my first looks at “Away,” “Departure,” “Woke” and “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.”
‘The Breakfast Club’ (1985) a low-key teen masterpiece
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Teenagers grow up in a single detention session in John Hughes’ masterfully edited small-scale gem.
‘Sixteen Candles’ (1984) launches Hughes as teen king
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Director John Hughes and actress Molly Ringwald enter the spotlight as elite entertainers for the 1980s teen crowd.
In ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 5 (2012-13), you’re god damn right Walter is Heisenberg
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): Walter White confidently embraces his Heisenberg identity in Season 5. But the show examines the tragedy of doing so.
‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ (1987) shows a lot of heart
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Notably similar to “Pretty in Pink,” Howard Deutch’s followup is nonetheless a small love-triangle gem.
Everyone is hero of own story in ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 4 (2011)
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): Almost everyone is in the position of protagonist in the fourth season of Vince Gilligan’s AMC series.
‘Becky’ a taut, woodsy home invasion thriller
Movie review: Lulu Wilson shows her acting chops and Kevin James shows his range in this outdoorsy horror answer to “Home Alone.”
‘Great Outdoors’ (1988) among Hughes’ most quotable works
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Deutch, Hughes, Aykroyd and Candy join forces for a simple but hilarious tale of family vacation foibles.