Child’s ‘Utopia’ (2002) a thrilling debut
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Set in a cutting-edge amusement park, Child’s solo debut recalls Crichton’s “Westworld” and “Jurassic Park.”
Child’s ‘Utopia’ (2002) a thrilling debut
Marple makes novel debut in ‘Murder at the Vicarage’ (1930)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): For the first time in novel form, readers get a taste of Christie’s second indisputable icon: Miss Jane Marple.
‘Necessary Evil’ (2013) a jittery DC PR piece
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This rundown of the “Super-Villains of DC Comics” is too rapidly edited, but it’s not without value.
‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ loses magic in Part 4
TV review: The series-ending Part 4 is all over the place, yet it still doesn’t find time to do anything with the supporting cast.
‘Hannibal Rising’ (2006) makes Lecter sympathetic
Hannibal at 40 (Book review): It’s perhaps inevitable that we’ll find sympathy with the devil as a series goes on. That’s what happens in this prequel.
‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 (2016) mulls moral costs
Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): Jimmy finds it’s hard to open a business. And that’s not even counting the moral and psychological costs.
Hughes’ ‘Baby’s Day Out’ (1994) crazily mixes tones
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Granted, this movie is fundamentally ridiculous. But amid Hughes’ second decade of films, you could do a lot worse.
Preston, Spezi probe ‘Monster of Florence’ (2008)
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): Journalists aren’t supposed to become the story. But in this bizarre chronicle, you’ll see they can’t be blamed.
‘Mystery of the Blue Train’ (1928) stays on rails
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): OK, it’s not even Christie’s best work about a train. But count me as an apologist for this Poirot entry.
‘Superheroes Decoded’ (2017) a definitive documentary
Superhero Saturday (TV review): This is the definitive analysis of superheroes and how they bob and weave with American history.