Murphy, Falchuk take horror shtick to network TV with ‘Scream Queens’
First episode impressions (TV review): The duo’s latest dark horror comedy features a loaded cast.
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Lohman breaks out in Mike White’s ‘Pasadena’ (2001-02)
TV shows lost to history (Review): This little-seen character drama/mystery marks a high creative point for actress Alison Lohman and creator Mike White.
‘Scream: The TV Series’ tries out horror-satire hybrid on small screen
First episode impressions (TV review): Ghostface makes a transition to the small screen — more or less.
‘Twin Peaks’ Season 1 (1990) changes the landscape of TV
Watching and reviewing the classics (TV review): Television hasn’t been the same since David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” Season 1.
‘Wayward Pines’ riffs on other puzzle-box shows
First episode impressions (TV review): Out of the gates, this series from Chad Hodge and M. Night Shyamalan is notably similar to other shows.
First episode impressions: ‘The Returned’ (TV review)
“The Returned” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on A&E) takes “mystery” to a whole new level. Traditionally, a mystery show is something like “Gracepoint,” where we try to figure out whodunit over the course of a season. […]
New ‘Veronica Mars’ novel ‘Mr. Kiss and Tell’ explores justice system abuses (Book review)
As with the first “Veronica Mars” novel (last year’s “The Thousand Dollar Tan Line”), the follow-up, “Mr. Kiss and Tell” (January, paperback), is a wonderful continuation from the TV show and movie. With Rob Thomas writing (along […]
Fincher’s stylish touch makes flawed ‘Gone Girl’ more engaging than it deserves to be (Movie review)
Since it’s the latest film from director David Fincher, who has a stylish knack for capturing the gritty essence of neighborhoods and bars and police stations, I recommend seeing “Gone Girl,”albeit in the cheap theater or […]
With 2 episodes left … whodunit on ‘Gracepoint?’ (TV commentary)
With just two episodes left on “Gracepoint” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox), it seems like a good time to revisit the question I posed earlier in the 10-episode run: Who killed Danny Solano? As with my […]
Gideon Crew series kicks into high gear with ‘The Lost Island’ (Book review)
I’ll probably always be more partial toward the mystery-oriented Pendergast series than the action-leaning Gideon Crew series, but Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child step up their game in a big way with the third Crew […]