‘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.
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‘Carrie’ (2013) isn’t weird and different enough
‘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.
‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) sets ’em up, knocks ’em down
Movie review: Adam McKay satirizes almost everything about modern culture in a film that’s watchable but not consistently hilarious.
‘Blade Runner 2019: Home Again, Home Again’ (2020) expands lore
PKD flashback (Comic book review): The “2019” trilogy wraps up as Ash learns the intriguing reason why Tyrell invented replicants.
‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ (1999) a safer, slicker take
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): When following up a classic like 1976’s “Carrie,” a tame repeat just ain’t gonna cut it.
‘Blade Runner 2019’ finally ventures ‘Off-World’ (2019-20)
PKD flashback (Comic book review): The adventures of Ash and Cleo take them to the colony worlds in “Blade Runner 2019: Volume 2.”
PKD makes a cinematic bid with ‘Ubik’ screenplay (1985)
PKD flashback (Book review): Although the novel remains superior, the “Ubik” screenplay has breathing room for a deft filmmaker to make a stylized movie.