Hall adds more psych-horror to resume with ‘Resurrection’ (2022)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This is a thinner screenplay than she usually has to work with, but Rebecca Hall keeps it compelling.
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Hall adds more psych-horror to resume with ‘Resurrection’ (2022)
Poirot time-travels to 1985 for ‘Thirteen at Dinner’
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Peter Ustinov reprises his role as Poirot, but on a new timeline, in this interesting made-for-TV film.
‘Endless Night’ gets made into sneaky great 1972 film
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Christie’s tricky-to-adapt 1967 gem makes an impressive transition to film, with surprises intact.
‘Death on the Nile’ (1978) faithfully and lavishly adapts Christie’s gem
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Peter Ustinov gets a bit closer to Poirot than Albert Finney did, and the film stays true to the brilliant plot.
‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 offers new timeline-hopping mysteries
First episode impressions (TV review): A new cast and story take up the baton of this soapy but discussion-worthy summer mystery.
The hauntings of Mike Flanagan: All 13 of his films and TV shows, ranked
Movie and TV list: Here are my rankings of this modern horror master’s works on the big and small screens so far.
‘Watcher’ (2022) boasts style, paranoia, little else
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This Maika Monroe-starrer follows a grand tradition, but it lacks the layers of new gems like “Last Night in Soho.”
‘Scream VI’ is slick fun, but rules go out the window
Movie review: This requel-sequel is technically well-made, but does the saga now care less about being a “Scream” film?
‘I See You’ (2019) consistently creepy, hurt by plot hole
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Director Adam Randall’s film goes deeper into the details of a haunted house than is the norm.
Seventies-style howcatchem ‘Poker Face’ would make Columbo proud
TV review: Natasha Lyonne has the mannerisms of Columbo, but other aspects of Rian Johnson’s show establish a fresh identity.