Curtis and burgeoning tropes go to ‘Prom Night’ (1980)
‘Prom Night’ saga (Movie review): Another vintage horror franchise launches by roping an annual American event into the slasher fold.
Curtis and burgeoning tropes go to ‘Prom Night’ (1980)
It’s easy to stay alert for Chandler’s ‘The Big Sleep’ (1939)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The author smoothly takes the baton from Dashiell Hammett in the first of his seven Marlowe novels.
‘Inferno’ (1980) less fiery than ‘Suspiria,’ but still good
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Argento fans will be glad they continued their Three Mothers Trilogy journey into this sequel.
‘April Fool’s Day’ (1986) gets into the weeds of holiday horror
Horror movie flashback (Review): After Halloween, Christmas and Valentine’s Day, the slasher genre is really pushing it, but this film is mildly fun.
Be very suspicious of the 1988 remake of ‘Suspicion’
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): It’s Curtin’s for us if we try to get any pleasure from an adaptation that doesn’t feature Grant and Fontaine.
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ gets dark for Season 12 (2009-10)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Justice is not so cut-and-dried for Poirot as he tackles his most famous case and three other compelling ones.
It’s hard to break away from ‘Severance’ Season 2
TV review: Despite a couple slow episodes, Dan Erickson’s show succeeds by being a character-driven puzzle box.
Guadagnino overindulgently explores world of ‘Suspiria’ (2018)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Although it expands the story, themes and runtime, this remake is far lesser than Argento’s original.
‘WarGames’ ’ (1983) influence on hacking, AI movies remains strong
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): But it can’t be ignored that the film glosses over how the game gets confused with reality.
‘Fortune Cookie’ (1966) crumbles under its length, predictability
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): This supposed satire of dishonest lawyering misfires by running the ball right up the middle.