‘Goodnight Mommy’ remake scrapes by on mood, twist
Movie review: The story is simple yet watchable, with a decent twist. But this remake doesn’t achieve the tragic poignancy it aims for.
‘Goodnight Mommy’ remake scrapes by on mood, twist
Damien grows up (fast) in ‘The Final Conflict’ (1981)
Six weeks of ‘The Omen’ (Movie review): Inexplicably 32 years old a decade after being born, the son of Satan makes his big play for world domination.
Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’ (1944) counts down to murder
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This briskly paced and well-drawn character piece is only undone by the unlikely turns of the denouement.
‘Who Invited Them’ gets socially awkward with its scares
Movie review: Large gatherings can be awkward, and this one is a case in point. Unfortunately, this film doesn’t get creepy enough to be a horror classic.
‘Urban Legend’ is a 1998 slasher time capsule
Frightening Friday (Movie review): “Urban Legend” isn’t great, but it’s such an encapsulation of how slashers were made that it’s at least interesting.
‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ a hurricane of narcissism, buzzwords
Movie review: This pitch-black horror-comedy has no interest in giving us someone to root for. But it does make biting points about modern culture.
‘Damien: Omen II’ (1978) a respectable continuation
Six weeks of ‘The Omen’ (Movie review): In what could be a prototype for the “Final Destination” films, Damien duly comes of age and embraces his heritage.
Poirot warmly tackles cold case of ‘Five Little Pigs’ (1942)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Character drama and mystery flawlessly come together in Christie’s beautifully written novel.
‘Kolchak’ Volume 2 explores toll on Carl’s psyche
‘Kolchak’ flashback (Comic book review): Although Kolchak is driven to do this work, he pays an emotional price for it, as these three tales illustrate.
‘Quantum Leap’ finds its way home, with mixed results
First episode impressions (TV review): The resurrection of the beloved sci-fi series is loaded with potential, but so far it’s missing the magic.