Traucki’s ‘The Reef’ (2011) delivers stark shark terror
Toothy Tuesday (Movie review): Despite its low budget, “The Reef” — which has a sequel coming soon – is as nail-biting as “Jaws.”
Romance
‘Dead Zone’ (1983) a lively translation, thanks to Walken
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): Cronenberg’s film inevitably compresses King’s book, but Christopher Walken memorably brings Johnny Smith to life.
‘Flight Attendant’ Season 2 a stark study of alcoholism
TV review: When she’s not shilling for Smirnoff, Kaley Cuoco plays one-woman cautionary tale Cassie in the wild HBO Max thriller.
Life is at best bittersweet in King’s ‘Dead Zone’ (1979)
Stephen King flashback (Book review): Johnny Smith’s tragic lost love hangs like a cloud over the novel even as it probes big moral questions.
Christie probes personalities in ‘Golden Ball’ (1971)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): “The Golden Ball and Other Stories” is not your typical Christie collection, as she explores people rather than murders.
Top 10 observations about ‘Top Gun’ (1986)
Movie commentary: With “Top Gun: Maverick” hitting theaters, here’s my look back at one of the core event movies of the Eighties.
‘Firestarter: Rekindled’ (2002) an interesting experiment
Stephen King flashback (TV review): Not as bad as one would assume, “Firestarter: Rekindled” follows Charlie McGee and her troubles into her 20s.
‘So Many Steps to Death’ (1954) pulls back Iron Curtain
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Even considering it’s a spy yarn rather than a murder mystery, this is one of Agatha Christie’s most outside-the-box novels.
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ needed another editing pass
Movie review: Despite the heartfelt messages at its core, this creative SF comedy is undone by its bombastic style and length.
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.