John Hansen

The Cartographers

‘The Cartographers’ (2022) could’ve been mapped out better

Book club book report: A delicious idea based on a real-world event keeps Peng Shepherd’s novel compelling, but we’re left with roads to nowhere.

M3gan

‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’

Movie review: Gerard Johnstone’s film is what you know it will be – but it also knows we know what it will be. The result is a single viewing’s worth of fun.

Amityville 1992

‘Amityville 1992: It’s About Time’ is fun shlock-around-the-clock

Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): One of the key figures in the “Hellraiser” franchise brings a wild premise and gore effects over to “Amityville.”

Seven Dials Mystery 1981

‘Seven Dials Mystery’ (1981) gets bundled into energetic TV movie

Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): The troupe behind 1980’s “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” reunites for a tighter, if flightier, Christie mystery.

Conjuring Rankings

Spookily successful: All 10 ‘Conjuring’ Universe films, ranked

Movie list: We rank the films of the “Conjuring” universe, which started with a true story and his branched into even stranger directions.

Insidious Chapter 3

‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ (2015) turns focus to Lin Shaye’s Elise

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Writer-director-creator Leigh Whannell goes the prequel route for another adventure with the demon-probing medium.

Valerian Where Stories Are Born

Valerian and Laureline start on new path with ‘Where Stories Are Born’ (2022)

Comic book review: “Valerian and Laureline” starts the post-Mezieres era with a suitably fun and ridiculously complex tale from Christin.

The Amityville Curse

‘The Amityville Curse’ (1990) seeks its haunts from another house

Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): The saga’s direct-to-video era begins with respectable production values but an underachieving story.

Nuclear Family

PKD’s ‘Breakfast at Twilight’ expands into ‘Nuclear Family’ (2021)

PKD flashback (Comic book review): The five-issue series expands on PKD’s short story in the same way TV’s “Man in the High Castle” builds a world from the novel.

Why Didn't They Ask Evans 1980

‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’ (1980) is long, but has great lead duo

Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): As with the book, the two lead amateur sleuths keep this overly complex plot fairly engaging.