With “State of Fear” (2004), Michael Crichton takes the opposite of his usual approach. Usually he peppers research into an action-adventure. Here he grafts action-adventure
Michael Crichton only wrote one episode of “ER,” the very first one in 1994. But among all his works of fiction, it’s the biggest window
“Grave Descend” (1970), the seventh of Michael Crichton’s eight John Lange novels, is a tricky one to rate. I read it in two sittings, partly
It’s tempting to say “The Andromeda Strain” (1969) is Michael Crichton’s first great novel. Certainly, it’s the first techno-thriller, and the mimicked reportage style influenced
In “Jurassic Park” (1990), Michael Crichton shows that bringing back dinosaurs is a scary proposition. But how hard is that? Dinosaurs were already scary. “Prey”
After “Jurassic Park” (1993), Hollywood wanted to get back into the Michael Crichton business. The first big-budget sci-fi title after that, the long in-development “Congo”
Writer-director Michael Crichton and star Tom Selleck perhaps felt silly when “Runaway” (1984) came out on the heels of “The Terminator” and immediately felt dated.
Surprising for a science fiction author, Michael Crichton wrote about the past (“The Great Train Robbery,” “Eaters of the Dead,” “Pirate Latitudes,” “Dragon Teeth”) a
Two late-20th century icons’ paths cross in “Timeline” (2003), director Richard Donner’s film based on Michael Crichton’s 1999 novel. The screenplay is faithful enough to
Michael Crichton takes a step backward with his third John Lange book, “Easy Go” (1968). It has some good points: nice description of 1960s Egypt,