All 9 of Philip K. Dick’s non-SF novels, ranked
Book list: Despite being rejected by publishers in their time, Dick’s nine non-science fiction novels are worth celebrating as character-driven time capsules.
Romance
‘Death on the Nile’ (1978) faithfully and lavishly adapts Christie’s gem
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Peter Ustinov gets a bit closer to Poirot than Albert Finney did, and the film stays true to the brilliant plot.
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
Movie list: For RFMC’s 3,000th post, we rank the films directly adapted from a novel or short story by visionary author Philip K. Dick.
All 13 movies written and directed by Kevin Smith, ranked
Movie list: The most notable mainstreamer of geek culture back in 1994, Smith has compiled a strong catalog of films he both wrote and directed.
The hauntings of Mike Flanagan: All 13 of his films and TV shows, ranked
Movie and TV list: Here are my rankings of this modern horror master’s works on the big and small screens so far.
‘Replacements’ (2000) strikes balance of heart, dumb humor
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This loose riff on the NFL’s replacement-player period stands out due to Hackman and Reeves.
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 looks to the future
First episode impressions (TV review): The flash-forwards provide talking points, but Tony Shalhoub and the gorgeous sets are what make “Maisel” marvelous.
‘Road House’ (1989) a gleeful mix of Western, fantasy, action
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Although the premise is nuts, this Patrick Swayze classic does too many things well to be called Good-Bad.
‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ (2000) a super novel about superhero comics
Book club book report: Michael Chabon’s classic about the Jewish-American condition in the 1940s is a Great American Novel.
It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is
One-season wonders (TV review): It’s time to geek out over the brilliance of this breakthrough teen TV series from Paul Feig and Judd Apatow.