‘Marple’s’ intrusions make more sense in strong Season 3 (2007-09)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Geraldine McEwan wraps up her 12 episodes in the title role in respectable fashion.
‘Marple’s’ intrusions make more sense in strong Season 3 (2007-09)
Carpenter artistically hides any cheapness in ‘The Fog’ (1980)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though having less cultural impact than “Halloween” or “The Thing,” “The Fog” nonetheless represents artists at the top of their games.
Hardboiled Hackman successfully works on his ‘Night Moves’ (1975)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Hackman meets neo-noir in this grimy gem about a missing teenager that came out in the wake of “Chinatown.”
Marlowe also operates in short form in ‘Trouble is My Business’ (1950, 1992)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): These four short stories were originally part of the “Simple Art of Murder” collection before being pulled out into their own book.
‘Weapons’ of mass horror entertainment
Movie review: Zach Cregger’s followup to “Barbarian” doesn’t have the same thematic impact, but it’s another fun ride.
‘Together’ turns the push-pull of a relationship into something scary
Movie review: But this Dave Franco-Alison Brie collaboration is also rather fun and has great special effects.
‘Nobody 2’ captures the emotional struggle for work-life balance
Movie review: Yes, he’s thoroughly trained to kick butt, but the biggest enemy – life – keeps coming at Bob Odenkirk’s Hutch.
MacDonald expands the definition of a mystery in ‘Green Ripper’ (1979)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The 18th Travis McGee book treads into grimly realistic territory wherein a mystery isn’t solvable in a traditionally satisfying way.
‘Naked Gun’ 2025: By god, it is funny after all
Movie review: Though the bar set by the 1988 Leslie Nielsen classic is unreachable, this legacy sequel mostly captures the tone and connects on gags.
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ ’25 and the importance of exploring themes
Movie commentary: I’m kind of obsessed with what they did last summer. Here’s a closer look at how the new film pays lip service to themes without digging into them.