Preston, Child dig up Roswell incident in ‘Diablo Mesa’
Book review: Nora and Corrie are together again, this time investigating one of the most famous mysteries in US history: the 1947 Roswell event.
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Preston, Child dig up Roswell incident in ‘Diablo Mesa’
Spy-murder mashup ‘The Clocks’ (1963) is worth your time
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie’s playfulness is on display in “The Clocks,” where she gets amusingly cynical about the spy state.
Christie, Marple still sharp in ‘The Mirror Crack’d’ (1962)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The author and her detective lament the new Development near St. Mary Mead, but crime-solving principles remain unchanged.
‘Ordeal by Innocence’ (1958) badgers the bystanders
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie shows that when everyone is a suspect, the guilty person catches a break, and the innocent suffer.
Affleck, de Armas keep ‘Deep Water’ from sinking
Movie review: Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas keep us engaged as a psychologically off-kilter rich couple, but “Deep Water” is too simple to achieve greatness.
‘Scream 5’ smartly illustrates fan feedback loop
Movie review: The “Scream” franchise returns to the big screen to examine the creator-fan feedback loop that has emerged in the past decade.
‘Blade Runner’ explores ‘Origins’ of hunters, hunted in ‘Products’ (2021)
PKD flashback (Comic book review): The opening volume of the “Blade Runner” prequel series has a lot of what you’d expect, but it’s not bad.
Reeves’ grounded, hardboiled ‘The Batman’ flies high
Movie review: The writer-director takes the Batman back to his “World’s Greatest Detective” roots in a delicious mix of brooding noir and hopeful romance.
PKD makes a cinematic bid with ‘Ubik’ screenplay (1985)
PKD flashback (Book review): Although the novel remains superior, the “Ubik” screenplay has breathing room for a deft filmmaker to make a stylized movie.
Crichton, Preston present big adventure in ‘Micro’ (2011)
Michael Crichton Monday (Book review): It’s a shame Crichton died before his time. But Preston ably finishes his final novel, an adventure in miniature.