‘28 Years Later’ wallows in the darkly beautiful ‘Bone Temple’
Movie review: Cerebral zombie fiction can be as horrific as the action-based variety as the saga turns into “Walking Dead” for the other side of the pond.
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‘28 Years Later’ wallows in the darkly beautiful ‘Bone Temple’
‘Crystal Lake’ is partly a trick but ultimately a treat
TV review: The “Friday the 13th” prequel series retcons the timeline, but with a purpose, as we finally get the backstory of Pam and Jason Voorhees.
In ‘Island of Doctor Moreau’ (1896), the horror stays behind the wall
Frightening Friday (Book review): The mad science is maddeningly vague in H.G. Wells’ classic, hampering the scare factor for today’s readers.
‘Backrooms’ a liminal vibe in need of a story
Movie review: It’s an amazing technical achievement for a 20-year-old director, but there’s not enough narrative to make it stick.
Outbreak film ‘Welcome to Raccoon City’ (2021) doesn’t break ‘Resident Evil’ funk
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Roberts has made good creature features, and there’s style to this remake, but nothing original or substantial to hook us.
‘Spider-Man’ continues to be MCU’s high point with ‘Brand New Day’
Movie review: As the lonely Peter gradually moves forward, the MCU is content to be staid with its CGI. But it doesn’t hurt the film much.
‘Resident Evil’ (2002) is like watching someone else play a video game
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It helps that that person is Milla Jovovich, but this is nonetheless generic zombie shlock from a director who should be better.
‘X-Files’ meets X-Men in Gray’s ‘Perihelion’ (2024)
‘X-Files’ flashback (Book review): The 12th “X-Files” book is the first new tale since the 2018 TV season and the first prose entry in the Myth-arc.
‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ (2001) movingly explores core SF question of 21st century
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): What is the difference between human and robot? One thing is for sure: That’s going to be harder to answer as time goes by.
‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ (2024-25) claims its dominion on TV
‘Jurassic Park’ flashback (TV review): The 39-episode animated series features some of the best human characters and dinosaur peril of the whole saga.