‘Total Recall 2070’ (1999) taps into ‘Blade Runner’
PKD flashback (TV review): Despite its low budget, this single-season Showtime series taps into what makes Dick’s cinematic worlds so engrossing.
‘Total Recall 2070’ (1999) taps into ‘Blade Runner’
Everyone is hero of own story in ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 4 (2011)
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): Almost everyone is in the position of protagonist in the fourth season of Vince Gilligan’s AMC series.
Kiddie flick ‘Zoom’ (2006) forgets humor, energy
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Even the target audience of this seemingly zingy Tim Allen superhero comedy will find it to be on the flat side.
Amusing scares keep ‘Leviathan’ (1989) from sinking
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It doesn’t survive comparisons to “The Abyss,” but “Leviathan” boasts a strong cast and underwater thrills.
‘The Abyss’ (1989) a timeless underwater odyssey
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Overlooked compared to other Cameron films, “The Abyss” ranks among the great underwater SF epics.
‘Becky’ a taut, woodsy home invasion thriller
Movie review: Lulu Wilson shows her acting chops and Kevin James shows his range in this outdoorsy horror answer to “Home Alone.”
‘Great Outdoors’ (1988) among Hughes’ most quotable works
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Deutch, Hughes, Aykroyd and Candy join forces for a simple but hilarious tale of family vacation foibles.
‘The Way Back’ puts on full-court press of emotions
Movie review: Ben Affleck excels in this simple but powerful story of an alcohol addict finding redemption as a basketball coach.
‘Our Friends from Frolix 8’ (1970) takes on spy state
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick launches his thematic police state/drug war trilogy in thoughtful and entertaining fashion.
‘Breaking Bad’ Season 3 (2010) digs into black market
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): The most memorable moral dilemmas crop up for Walter and Jesse in the third season of Gilligan’s series.