Shyamalan back on chilling track with ‘The Visit’ (2015)
A Week of Night (Movie review): After a string of widely disliked films, M. Night Shyamalan re-establishes his horror clout with “The Visit.”
Shyamalan back on chilling track with ‘The Visit’ (2015)
‘Last Airbender’ (2010) takes wind out of Night’s sails
A Week of Night (Movie review): This adaptation of a beloved animated series often looks spectacular, but the story and performances are dull.
‘The Happening’ (2008) an accidental pandemic parable
A Week of Night (Movie review): “The Happening” is on no one’s list of the best Shyamalan films, but it does achieve more value through a pandemic lens.
Shyamalan’s ‘Signs’ (2002) is crafty family horror
A Week of Night (Movie review): Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan again displays his knack for turning simple ideas into big scares.
‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999) invigorates meditative horror
A Week of Night (Movie review): “The Sixth Sense” put M. Night Shyamalan on the map, but the film’s quality goes beyond the twist.
‘Sad Cypress’ (1940) a powerful Poirot potboiler
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie approaches this one from new angles: a court case, and relationships that seem real.
‘Fear Street Part Three: 1666’ ends trilogy with panache
Movie review: The “Fear Street” trilogy wraps with a decent young-adult version of Colonial New England horror that ties the story into a neat bow.
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2003) a remake done right
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Director Nispel taps into the old backwoods horror while Kosar has a blast writing an alternate narrative.
3rd ‘Major League’ should go ‘Back to the Minors’ (1998)
All-Star Movie Break (Review): The last “Major League” film is a mishmash of unfunny comedy and unrealistic baseball issues. At least it’s in focus.
Winning gets old in Sheen’s ‘Major League II’ (1994)
All-Star Movie Break (Review): This sequel coasts by on the original’s success, repeating everything in a more tired fashion.