Disney Plus begins its deeper character focus with ‘WandaVision’ (2021)
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The MCU gives beloved B-list superheroes the A-list spotlight with its limited-series format.
Romance
Disney Plus begins its deeper character focus with ‘WandaVision’ (2021)
‘Passing of Mr. Quinn’ (1928) a fascinating resurrection of the past
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Reprinted in 2018, the only novelization of an Agatha Christie movie is fascinating and bizarrely readable.
‘Agatha Christie Hour’ (1982) delightfully adapts romantic adventures
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): In particular, the too-short series demonstrates how well Parker Pyne plays on television.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 reclaims 2010s heights with a 2020s tale
TV review: As we follow a downscaled parallel to Trump’s America, the character arcs and improved fight scenes make “Daredevil” great again.
‘Dark Angel’ saga ends, likely once and for all, with ‘After the Dark’ (2003)
‘Dark Angel’ flashback (Book review): Max Allan Collins’ trilogy knows the characters, but the story is ultimately as forgettable as you’d expect from tie-in fiction.
All 30 of Agatha Christie’s other books, ranked
Book rankings: I search beyond Poirot, Marple and Westmacott for the Queen of Crime’s other gems.
Zimbalist adds vibrant color to ‘Man in the Brown Suit’ (1989)
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): The “Remington Steele” actress is delightful as the first of Christie’s spunky “one and done” heroines, Anne Beddingfeld.
Third time’s charming for ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’ (2022)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Writer-director-actor Hugh Laurie massively improves upon the two previous adaptations of Christie’s 1934 romance-mystery.
All 24 John Carpenter movies and TV episodes, ranked
Movie and TV list: This master of horror has also directed sci-fi, dark comedy and even a biopic. Here are my rankings of his work.
‘Murder is Easy,’ and so is romance in 1982 adaptation of Christie’s book
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): America and Britain, and the 1930s and 1980s, clash in the first and most sudsy adaptation of the novel.