PKD wraps non-SF stretch with ‘Humpty Dumpty in Oakland’ (1986)

PKD flashback (Book review): PKD’s last-written Bay Area realist novel is also among his best.

‘The Rocketeer’ (1991) has a blast with 1930s nostalgia

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “The Rocketeer” is the best of the 1990s boom of 1930s nostalgia.

Movie review: Writer-director-actor Taika Waititi finds humor from an unusual place.

Movie review: This auto racing history film brings its niche historical subject to thrilling life.

Movie review: Scorsese’s latest turns a Hoffa bio and mob flick into a meditation on what’s important in life.

PKD flashback (Book review): This is among Dick’s elite realist midcentury Bay Area novels.

Mamet Monday (Movie review): Strong work from lead actor Jack Nicholson and director/actor Danny DeVito drive this compelling docu-drama.

Book review: Nora, Corrie and cannibalism star in Preston & Child’s gripping and creepy novel.

PKD flashback (Book review): Some of Dick’s best observations about human behavior happened early in his writing career.

2019 movies: Superheroes continued to dominate in 2019, but we also got prime slices of action, comedy, history and horror.