‘Under the Silver Lake’ is weird, creepy and great
Movie review: Writer-director David Robert Mitchell follows “It Follows” with a slow but mesmerizing passion project.
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‘Under the Silver Lake’ is weird, creepy and great
‘Lethal Weapon’ (1987) shouldn’t be overshadowed by ‘Die Hard’
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This franchise launcher is likewise a great Christmas actioner.
‘Black Christmas’ (1974) a gift to future slasher flicks
Movie review: The original “Black Christmas” was a great slasher flick before slasher flicks were cool.
Sci-fi masters meet for engrossing ‘Minority Report’ (2002)
PKD flashback (Movie review): Dick and Spielberg meet halfway for an engrossing sci-fi classic.
‘Scream 4’ (2011) is saga’s funniest and most meta entry
The ‘Scream’ saga (Movie review): After an 11-year hibernation, the “Scream” saga returns and still has something to say.
‘Scream 3’ (2000) mostly forgets it’s a ‘Scream’ film
The ‘Scream’ saga (Movie review): Without Kevin Williamson, “Scream 3” doesn’t riff on trilogies as smartly as it could have.
‘Watchmen’ (2009) a complex, engrossing adaptation
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Snyder’s film is a complex, engrossing adaptation of the legendary graphic novel.
‘Scream 2’ (1997) skewers sequels in sharp followup
The ‘Scream’ saga (Movie review): “Scream 2” makes a respectable attempt to be a sequel that’s better than the original.
‘Scream’ (1996) makes slasher horror cool again
The ‘Scream’ saga (Movie review): This Craven-Williamson joint doesn’t invent slashers or pop-culture references, but it makes them cool again.
‘Unbelievable’ takes advantage of binge format to tell a gripping, personal story of a landmark serial rape case (TV review)
When TV scholars look back years from now at trends in storytelling structure, I suspect “Unbelievable” (Netflix) will be seen as a pivotal show. The approach of releasing whole seasons at once was pioneered by […]