‘No Way Out’ (1987) a time capsule of early crime-solving with computers
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This dated Hackman-and-Costner thriller has come back around as an instructive snapshot.
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‘No Way Out’ (1987) a time capsule of early crime-solving with computers
‘Marple’ Season 6 (2013) takes a respectable final bow
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Jane gets a well-deserved island vacation in a grand but shortened season that includes a short-story mashup and a great “Endless Night” lead turn.
Williamson’s ‘Wasteland’ (1999) is not a total waste
TV shows lost to history (Review): The “Dawson’s Creek” creator jumps ahead to explore the issues of 20-somethings – sort of.
‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’ Season 5 (2010-11) offers something old, something new
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): A Miss Marple short story finally gets adapted, along with two non-Marple novels and one of her standout novels.
Handoff to McKenzie is intriguing – if not exactly smooth – in ‘Marple’ Season 4 (2009)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Though Marple’s personality changes, she still fits the elderly sleuth’s flexible template in four engaging episodes.
Martial arts, laser guns and confusing rules mix in ‘Timecop’ (1994)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The ambition to be Van Damme’s “Terminator” outstrips the execution, but you gotta admire the movie’s guts.
McGee covers a lot of ground (and sky) in ‘Free Fall in Crimson’ (1981)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The 19th book in the series showcases MacDonald’s talents at character insight and grounded case-solving.
‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy
‘Buffy’ flashback (Book review): This is ultimately an unremarkable “what if” saga about Willow having a Gen-Z Slayer-witch offspring.
‘Marple’s’ intrusions make more sense in strong Season 3 (2007-09)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Geraldine McEwan wraps up her 12 episodes in the title role in respectable fashion.
‘Together’ turns the push-pull of a relationship into something scary
Movie review: But this Dave Franco-Alison Brie collaboration is also rather fun and has great special effects.