Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): And also back to basics, as the director/co-writer sets aside industry references and simply spoofs Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”
Frightening Friday (Movie review): And it’s debatable whether anything from the new century has matched Stephen Sommers’ film.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Fun, thrilling and surprisingly touching, John Woo’s actioner explores the proclivities of identity.
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book review): Character development for the titular Turtle is a highlight, but emotionally, this Mirage-adjacent dystopia feels the same as it ever was.
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Mildly hampered by goofiness and familiarity, the film is nonetheless quite funny as new actors pick up the Brooks baton.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Already well-established with standalones, John D. MacDonald confidently segues to a series character.
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Rodriguez and Tarantino have fun making a grindhouse-style movie. It’s almost at the film’s expense.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): A daring premise is undercut by more plot conveniences than what’s found in the popcorn flicks in surrounding theaters.
TV review: This nearly four-hour documentary somberly yet happily chronicles a resume defined as much by friends and kindness as by laughs.
Turtle Tuesday (Comic book review): The Mirage timeline quietly got expanded when this under-published issue was included in “Best of Renet.”