‘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.
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‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ (1999) a safer, slicker take
Blake stakes out next gen in ‘Buffy: In Every Generation’
Book review: This alternate-timeline novel introduces us to Willow’s daughter and new Scoobies while dodging the nostalgia trap.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (2021) is smoothly nostalgic
Movie review: This fourth “Ghostbusters” film draws from the 1984 original enough to be appealing, but not enough to be a new classic.
‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ (2007) shows Hughes’ lasting impression
Hughes Day Tuesday (Book review): In this bonus installment of HDT, I look back at the 2007 essay collection about Hughes’ six 1980s teen films.
‘Carrie’ (1976) not scary, but nonetheless great
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): De Palma and Spacek turn King’s novel into a stylish take on the twin hells of high school and religion.
King’s career starts with bloody bang in ‘Carrie’ (1974)
Stephen King flashback (Book review): King’s novel-writing career starts with a timeless classic of the teen-outsider genre.
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 (2021) goes down to the wire
TV review: This latest batch of 10 episodes features many great characters, but it’s dinged slightly by not having one that stands out from the pack.
Kids, lore grow in ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Season 4
TV review: The kids’ experiences, the dinosaur roster and the “Jurassic Park” mythology expand in these 11 entertaining episodes.
Spider-Verse tastily envelops ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Movie review: The partnership between Sony and Marvel becomes a beautiful thing as the MCU embraces the multiverse with smarts and humor.
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2021
2021 television: Mystery miniseries dominated 2021. But at least one reliable old standby cracks my list of the year’s 10 best TV shows.