‘Dark Angel’ flashback (Book review): Max Allan Collins’ trilogy knows the characters, but the story is ultimately as forgettable as you’d expect from tie-in fiction.
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): The short story’s plot is all there, but the miniseries goes deeper into characters and between-wars Britain.
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Christie’s source material remains great, and it’s enjoyable to see a new cast tackle it.
Book rankings: From Pendergast to Nora, from their collaborations to their solo works, here are my rankings of the output of the sci-fi/mystery/thriller duo.
Rankings list: From books to films to TV, and from Anthony Perkins to Freddie Highmore, RFMC ranks the classy and creepy horror saga.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though not quite magical, the TV film boasts a great Wizard as it goes back to Baum’s novel.
Movie review: The director of “Close Encounters” and “E.T.” doesn’t grasp how people gather and parse information in the internet age.
Movie rankings: In addition to being a one-franchise chronicle of breakthroughs in practical and CGI effects, the “Apes” saga entertainingly confronts us with our humanity.
‘Star Wars’ Legends flashback (Game review): Usually you go to tie-in comics for more depth. In this case, the game has the better story.
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): This made-for-TV adaptation isn’t as dark as it needs to be, but oddly, the briskness isn’t the problem.