Coogler, Jordan team up again for too-safe ‘Sinners’
Movie review: It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive, but it’s hard to imagine a worse place to exist than stressfully racist 1931 Mississippi.
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Coogler, Jordan team up again for too-safe ‘Sinners’
Hitchcock stumbles into sound era with ‘Juno and the Paycock’ (1930)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Although Sean O’Casey’s play is well-regarded, Hitchcock’s adaptation is rightly cited by many as his worst film.
‘Spirit of St. Louis’ (1957) shows the technical side of the spectacular
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): You’ll learn a lot about Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, but it’s hard to make sleep deprivation thrilling.
‘So Long at the Fair’ (1950) a delightful riff on ‘Lady Vanishes’
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): In this film drawn from the same urban legend, a brother vanishes and a sympathetic leading lady carries us through the mystery.
‘The Book Thief’ (2005) is a beautiful novel about death and Nazis
Book club book report: Despite being narrated by Death during a very busy time, Markus Zusak’s YA novel is miraculously life-affirming.
Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’
Book review: The authors intriguingly wrap up their time-travel saga as their long-running protagonists and antagonists meet.
‘Under Capricorn’ (1949) rightly buried under Hitchcock’s suspensers
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Being a costume drama, this slice of Australian history is rare among his catalog. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it good.
‘Waltzes from Vienna’ (1934) a light but important Hitchcock film
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Though hurt by a lack of a vibrant print, this music-driven film has historical and even some romantic value.
‘Beloved’ (1987) makes brutal U.S. history achingly personal
Book club book report: The evils of Slavery become less abstract in Morrison’s psychologically rich Great American Novel.
Fall movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Fall movie preview: Fans of horror, superheroes and biopics especially have a lot to look forward to this autumn.