Quentin Tarantino established Nineties Cool by combining the plotting and bang-bang action of the Seventies with a meta, knowing talkiness that arguably has not waned
I owe an apology to “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2003-09, Fox). It landed at a precise time when I wasn’t into kiddie versions of all-ages
With roles in several horror-thriller films and TV, Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” “Heretic”) seems here to stay as a new star, and “Companion” might be her
The cover of “Keeper of Enchanted Rooms” (2022) features a soft, inviting drawing of the house where the magical events take place, and the book
The Raymond Chandler collection “The Simple Art of Murder” (1950) starts with his erudite titular essay from 1944. One of the most famous analyses ever
“The Prowler” (1981) is one of those “more entertaining than it is good” Eighties slashers. It starts with a rare sense of pedigree as we
It used to be that franchises cranked out spinoffs on the cheap to make a few bucks; low risk, small but safe return. Man, does
Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) started his film directorial career by famously exploring the peer pressure to do the wrong thing in a bad world in “12
It’s now safe to say “Talk to Me” (2023) wasn’t merely a happy accident. Under the increased pressure of “What are they gonna do next!?”
“One, Two, Three” (1961) is a good showcase of what writers Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond can do with quick-hitting language. Though it is stagier