Rockwell, Ronan make ‘See How They Run’ a comedic delight
Movie review: Great actors team up with a sharp screenplay by Mark Chappell that understands the humorous side of Agatha Christie’s whodunits.
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Rockwell, Ronan make ‘See How They Run’ a comedic delight
Penn starrer ‘Sweet and Lowdown’ (1999) turns out sour
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Penn and Morton are decent, but where are the laughs in this faux-historical piece that’s structured like a comedy?
‘Cry of Thunder’ (2008) has Holmes, Kolchak … and messy plot
‘Kolchak’ flashback (Comic book review): Holmes, Watson and Kolchak are in fine form, but the plot of this three-issue series borders on incomprehensible.
‘Winning Time’ a winner, even if not entirely accurate
TV review: A historian wouldn’t approve of the dramatic license, but these 10 episodes bottle the spirit of the Lakers dynasty.
Klosterman smartly, engagingly dissects ‘The Nineties’
Book review: Chuck Klosterman lived through the last good decade of humanity, and now he entertainingly breaks down its disaffected glory.
Sorkin stays in comfort zone in ‘Being the Ricardos’ (2021)
Movie review: Aaron Sorkin transplants his “making of an episode” TV structure into film to chronicle the behind-the-scenes drama of “I Love Lucy.”
‘Great Train Robbery’ (1978) a sharp but stiff procedural
Michael Crichton Monday (Movie review): In faithfully adapting his own novel, Crichton makes a film with historical heft but little zest.
Allen tackles TV with ‘Crisis in Six Scenes’ (2016)
Woody Wednesday (TV review): The 1960s setting is the biggest pleasure as Woody tries his hand at a six-episode Amazon Prime miniseries.
A twist: ‘Death Comes as the End’ (1944) set in ancient Egypt
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie ventures outside of contemporary England to tell an ancient Egyptian story – albeit one with familiar parallels.
‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012) has epic rebellious streak
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The Wachowski sisters and Tom Tykwer invigoratingly tell of rebellions big and small in six time periods.