‘Deep Blue Sea’ (1999) a smart actioner about smart-sharks
Toothy Tuesday (Movie review): Renny Harlin’s thriller has its admirers and haters. After this rewatch, I realized I’m firmly in the former category.
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‘Deep Blue Sea’ (1999) a smart actioner about smart-sharks
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ roars around globe with heart
Movie review: Every major player comes back for a romp that is not only a grand adventure, but actually has a reason to exist.
Jared Leto helps ‘Morbius’ fly up to mediocrity
Movie review: Great actors sometimes give this Sony Spider-verse film the gravity of a staged morality play. But mostly, CGI bat swarms rule the screen.
‘The Boys’ are back in town for still-excellent Season 3
First episode impressions (TV review): Homelander’s evil and Starlight’s heroism take center stage as “The Boys” masters superheroes-as-parable.
‘Dead Zone’ (1983) a lively translation, thanks to Walken
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): Cronenberg’s film inevitably compresses King’s book, but Christopher Walken memorably brings Johnny Smith to life.
Life is at best bittersweet in King’s ‘Dead Zone’ (1979)
Stephen King flashback (Book review): Johnny Smith’s tragic lost love hangs like a cloud over the novel even as it probes big moral questions.
New ‘Firestarter’ digs compelling tale from ashes of ’84 dud
Movie review: The third time is the charm among adaptations of King’s novel about a superpowered kid that heretofore resisted a good version.
‘Firestarter: Rekindled’ (2002) an interesting experiment
Stephen King flashback (TV review): Not as bad as one would assume, “Firestarter: Rekindled” follows Charlie McGee and her troubles into her 20s.
Brainy ‘Severance’ Season 1 comes together by the end
TV review: Too grim off the bat, this sci-fi mind-bender ultimately succeeds with likable heroes and lots of questions to mull over.
‘Firestarter’ (1984) has book’s plot but none of its heat
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The book is getting a remake soon, and it’s due for one. The ’84 adaptation is faithful but lacks a genuine spark.