‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 offers new timeline-hopping mysteries
First episode impressions (TV review): A new cast and story take up the baton of this soapy but discussion-worthy summer mystery.
‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 offers new timeline-hopping mysteries
‘Amityville Horror’ (1979) a cut above thanks to Kidder, Brolin
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): It’s not on the level of “Exorcist” or “Omen,” but it’s an important film in horror history, and still quite watchable.
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
Movie list: For RFMC’s 3,000th post, we rank the films directly adapted from a novel or short story by visionary author Philip K. Dick.
‘Annabelle’ (2014) gets dolled up to extend ‘Conjuring’ saga
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s a good idea on paper: Follow that creepy doll from “The Conjuring.” The result isn’t awful, but it’s easy to forget.
‘The Way I Used to Be’ (2016) a mature portrayal of the age of immaturity
Book club book report: In her debut novel, Amber Smith writes a believable and gripping inner portrait of a teen with a terrible secret.
‘Rocky’ saga has post-Stallone life in Jordan-helmed ‘Creed III’
Movie review: The saga’s ninth film riffs on “Rocky V,” but don’t let that turn you away. It significantly improves on that film’s beats.
‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ finds more life in ‘Leaving L.A.’ (2022)
PKD flashback (Comic book review): Not as stylish as the TV series, the comic continuation at least keeps its focus on replicant heroine Elle.
‘Green Room’ (2015) a brutal slice of plausible horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Jeremy Saulnier directs a stellar cast in a gritty exploration of survival and revenge.
All 13 movies written and directed by Kevin Smith, ranked
Movie list: The most notable mainstreamer of geek culture back in 1994, Smith has compiled a strong catalog of films he both wrote and directed.
‘Blade Runner: Origins’ (2021-22) wraps by commenting on inner-city plight
PKD flashback (Comic book review): In Volumes 2 and 3, the writers use an alternate 2009 to explore issues of the real 21st century.