‘History of the World: Part I’ (1981) is a rough lesson
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Even comedy legends misfire sometimes, as proven in Brooks’ centuries-spanning collection of sketches.
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‘History of the World: Part I’ (1981) is a rough lesson
‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) … but maybe it shouldn’t have
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The appeal of Fraser and Weisz is still there, but this time it’s not enough.
‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’ (1995) takes Brooks back to Transylvania
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): And also back to basics, as the director/co-writer sets aside industry references and simply spoofs Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”
‘Mummy’ (1999) puts impressive wrap on 20th century Universal Monster flicks
Frightening Friday (Movie review): And it’s debatable whether anything from the new century has matched Stephen Sommers’ film.
‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’ (1993) a tight parody – with an English accent
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Mildly hampered by goofiness and familiarity, the film is nonetheless quite funny as new actors pick up the Brooks baton.
‘Badlands’ lands as another good novel from Preston & Child
Book review: In their fifth Nora Kelly Novel, the authors expertly weave a bizarre ancient mystery with a modern one.
‘In Cold Blood’ gets colder for Brooks’ 1967 film adaptation
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In a film that pries into the nature of evil, it’s the lack of a good answer that’s most disturbing.
‘Eden’ can’t quite match the story’s real-world intrigue
Movie review: The worst part of humanity might be that you can’t escape it, either without or within, in Ron Howard’s historical drama.
Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’ (1966) is a book I could read again
Book club book report: Capote uses cold, hard facts to ask timelessly unanswerable questions about human nature and justice.
‘Keeper of Enchanted Rooms’ (2022) and the dreariness of coziness
Book club book report: There’s safety in magical cliches, but not in risky romance; the latter thread is the only reason to read the book.