Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” (2019) is one of the best novels I’ve read about how misplaced/abused trust between children and adults can lead to lifelong
Just one year after “Rebecca,” director Alfred Hitchcock and actress Joan Fontaine made the very similarly themed “Suspicion” (1941). It’s a classic example of an
In her sixth Cormoran Strike novel, “The Ink Black Heart” (2022), J.K. Rowling (writing as Robert Galbraith) goes deep into the modern world of social-media
“What a Girl Wants” (2003), rightly regarded as Amanda Bynes’ best starring role, adds sprinkles to the cake of the teen rom-com genre. It’s mostly
I both thoroughly admire and hate watching films about wrongly accused people, so I entered “The Wrong Man” (1956) with some dread. But I can’t
Every quarter century we get a sci-fi epic about how God can perhaps be found at the endpoint of scientific advancement – “2001” (1968), “Contact”
Alfred Hitchcock loved single-location movies shot on soundstages or backlots, because he could control everything. Because they were often so good, he made us love
After a franchise’s initial shine of success wears off, that’s often followed by several truncated follow-ups. “The Omen” franchise is a prime example, as the
Amanda Bynes showed early talent for acting on skit shows “All That” and “The Amanda Show,” then did movies and a sitcom in the Aughts,
Alfred Hitchcock is the Master of Suspense, but it’s when he’s working from a masterfully plotted screenplay that his films rise to the next level.