Patterson’s ‘Vast of Night’ a gripping, stylish debut
Movie review: Writer-director Andrew Patterson makes a moody debut with this slow-burn tale of a 1950s alien encounter.
Patterson’s ‘Vast of Night’ a gripping, stylish debut
‘Bloodshot’ inoffensively launches Valiant superhero saga
Movie review: “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel aims for another hit franchise with this launch of the Valiant superhero universe.
‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ (2019) a silly, wild romp
An outsider’s take on the ‘Fast’ saga (Movie review): Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham do their thing in this wild ride.
‘Sleepaway Camp’ (1983) is creepiest Afterschool Special ever
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Writer-director Robert Hiltzik perhaps accidentally crafts a unique slasher classic.
‘Invisible Man’ is more about increasingly visible woman
Movie review: Writer-director Leigh Whannel adapts H.G. Wells’ classic novel into a solid character study, but it’s short on scares.
‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017) is epically dumb
An outsider’s take on the ‘Fast’ saga (Movie review): Even by the standards of this film series, part eight is particularly stupid.
‘Furious 7’ (2015) bids farewell to Walker with class
An outsider’s take on the ‘Fast’ saga (Movie review): The seventh entry has good action spectacle and banter, but it’s best known as Paul Walker’s last film.
Troubled hero navigates weird sci-fi in PKD’s ‘We Can Build You’ (1972)
PKD flashback (Book review): Dick blends character study with fun sci-fi ideas in this uneven yet quite readable novel.
‘X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate’ (2017) explores Scully
‘X-Files’ flashback (Book review): Jonathan Maberry wonderfully chronicles Scully’s formative years in “Origins: Devil’s Advocate.”
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment
TV list: Here are my 10 favorite characters from the last year of television, from networks to cable to streaming, counting down from 10 to 1.