‘Presumption of Death’ (2002) vibrantly mixes history, mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Walsh takes inspiration from even sketchier materials but again makes us feel we’re reading a lost Sayers novel.
‘Presumption of Death’ (2002) vibrantly mixes history, mystery
‘Loki’ Season 2 (2023) is a tangled, fascinating mess
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The series that’s set outside of Time asks us to accept a lot, but its great actors and trippy ideas keep it viable for six more episodes.
‘Donatello and Leatherhead’ and ‘Merdude’ take the spotlight in 1993
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book reviews): Archie throws characters into volcanoes and oceans to see who sticks. No one particularly does, but Dan Berger’s “Merdude” series is fun.
Wimsey, Vane take next marital step in ‘Thrones, Dominations’ (1998)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Four books about Sayers’ mystery-solving spouses weren’t enough for you? Walsh has you covered with an elite pastiche novel.
‘Loki’ Season 1 (2021) ventures into liminal space and time
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Tom Hiddleston gets a rare chance to take a showy character through subtle character growth.
‘Missile’ (1988) unveils the intensity (and occasional levity) of ICBM launch trainings
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Frederick Wiseman’s documentary evokes nostalgia for days when principles were more than soundbites.
‘April O’Neil’ (1993) takes spotlight in one good, one bad miniseries
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book reviews): The first series is a strong look at April’s development in martial arts, but “The May East Saga” is dreck.
All 6 Agatha Christie TV shows, ranked
TV rankings: As a new era of television adaptations approaches, we rank the six series that have run for six episodes or more.
‘Partners in Crime’ (2015) hurt by truncated run, shift to the Fifties
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): But I can see what the creators were going for if the show hadn’t been canceled. And though not a purist Tommy and Tuppence, Walliams and Raine grew on me.
Tommy and Tuppence come to screen in ‘Secret Adversary,’ ‘Partners in Crime’ (1983-84)
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie and TV reviews): Annis and Warwick are delightful but the stories are often confusing or thin.