‘Pretty in Pink’ (1986) a perfect portrayal of imperfection
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): The first of his collaborations with Howard Deutch is Hughes’ purest statement on 1980s teen life.
‘Pretty in Pink’ (1986) a perfect portrayal of imperfection
‘Divine Invasion’ (1981) an engaging religious parable
PKD flashback (Book review): In his penultimate novel, Dick is done apologizing for being obsessed with religion and his search for God.
P&C’s ‘Mount Dragon’ (1996) previews pandemic panic
Preston & Child flashback (Book review): The virus threat is harrowingly current, but the focus on an early intuitive website is outdated.
Rapaport plays budget superhero in ‘Special’ (2006)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This cheap, compelling superhero film touches on the everyday heroism of living and the individualized nature of reality.
A little Freddy goes a long way in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child’ (1989)
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): Lisa Wilcox’s Alice is more engaging in her second film, which isn’t quite as sleep-inducing as part four.
Keaton mesmerizes as shady McDonald’s ‘Founder’ (2017)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The film paints Kroc as a fascinating mix of contradictions: admirably driven but completely unscrupulous.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master’ (1988) is sleep-inducing
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): After three films that at least had a purpose, “The Dream Master” can’t muster up much originality.
Bueller the real teacher in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ (1986)
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Ohhhhhhh yeah! This Hughes film still stands as a prime fantasy of how we’d like to spend a day skipping school.
‘Fargo’ Season 4 drops humor, gets too dark
First episode impressions (TV review): “Fargo” gets particularly dark as most of the old humor is dropped. Violence and racism take center stage.
Anthony enters PKD’s world in ‘Total Recall’ book (1990)
PKD flashback (Book review): The “Total Recall” novelization is the only instance of a PKD story being adapted into a movie and then back into book form.