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John Wick Chapter 4

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ goes out in a big (and long) way

I don’t like the trend of increasingly long movies, but I often give good grades to long movies. “John Wick: Chapter 4” is 2 hours

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Amityville II The Possession

‘Amityville II: The Possession’ (1982) isn’t a prequel, it’s a sequel

Horror fans are accustomed to confusing timelines, so much so that there’s a YouTube channel devoted to going through the bizarre continuities of “Halloween,” “Friday

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PKD Realist Novels Ranked

All 9 of Philip K. Dick’s non-SF novels, ranked

In the late 1950s, Philip K. Dick found a career as a science fiction writer, and quickly became quite good at it, delivering several classics.

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Death on the Nile 1978

‘Death on the Nile’ (1978) faithfully and lavishly adapts Christie’s gem

The 1978 version of “Death on the Nile” has stayed afloat as one of the elite film adaptations of an Agatha Christie novel. Anthony Shaffer’s

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The Haunted

Warren case ‘The Haunted’ (1991) is a proto-‘Conjuring’

Among the things that make “The Conjuring” (2013) fresh, plot isn’t one of them. This is evident because the same plot is found in the

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Cruel Summer Season 2

‘Cruel Summer’ Season 2 offers new timeline-hopping mysteries

In the modern tradition of new seasons of TV suddenly popping into existence, “Cruel Summer” Season 2 (Mondays, Freeform) has had its two-episode premiere. Again,

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The Amityville Horror 1979

‘Amityville Horror’ (1979) a cut above thanks to Kidder, Brolin

“The Amityville Horror” (1979) tells the most famous case investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren. It’s not all that different from their other cases, but

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PKD Films Ranked

Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked

For RFMC’s 3,000th post, I figured we should do something special, so let’s combine two of my favorite things: Philip K. Dick and movies. So

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Annabelle

‘Annabelle’ (2014) gets dolled up to extend ‘Conjuring’ saga

A year after “The Conjuring” (2103), the producers tried out a new idea, likely inspired by the burgeoning success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a

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The Way I Used to Be

‘The Way I Used to Be’ (2016) a mature portrayal of the age of immaturity

Amber Smith’s debut novel, “The Way I Used to Be” (2016), was my book club’s selection for “Makes You Cry” month, and indeed, she delivers

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