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.
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Preston, Child dig up Roswell incident in ‘Diablo Mesa’
‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ (1990) not as bizarre as its rep
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Despite the great “Key & Peele” sketch, “Gremlins 2” isn’t a uniquely strange sequel; its bigness is typical for the era.
‘Blade Runner 2029’ gets more generic with ‘Echoes’ (2021)
PKD flashback (Comic book review): The second volume of “Blade Runner 2029” is oddly intent on making its antagonist particularly villainous.
‘Adam Project’ adds Reynolds’ riffing to kiddie plot
Movie review: Ryan Reynolds’ charm is in place, but the time-travel plot is so basic one wonders if this was conceived as a kids’ film.
‘Blade Runner’ explores ‘Origins’ of hunters, hunted in ‘Products’ (2021)
PKD flashback (Comic book review): The opening volume of the “Blade Runner” prequel series has a lot of what you’d expect, but it’s not bad.
‘Carrie’ (2013) isn’t weird and different enough
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): “Carrie” for a new generation feels slightly more universal, but otherwise it’s a lot like the original.
‘Blade Runner 2029: Reunion’ (2021) front-loads immigration metaphor
PKD flashback (Comic book review): Going solo as a writer, Mike Johnson comments on modern xenophobia-based amnesty policy to launch “2029.”
‘Beyond Westworld’ (1980) brings robots into wider world
Michael Crichton Monday (TV review): Made on the cheap, this TV show provides a loose guide for what the HBO series is now doing.
Fuller’s version of ‘Carrie’ (2002) digs into characters
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The third “Carrie” film is a more faithful and character-driven take on King’s book.
‘Minority Report’ (2015) turns attention to precogs
PKD flashback (TV review): This sequel to the 2002 movie focuses on Dash, Arthur and Agatha but is a standard future procedural.