Mark Z. Danielewski’s “House of Leaves” (2000) is a weird novel, but it’s not so weird you can’t enjoy a smooth reading experience (you just
“Juno and the Paycock” (1930) was, even early in his career, an unusual adaptation for Alfred Hitchcock, as the material is misery-laden and lacking in
“Suspicion” (1941) is driven by two movie stars, Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine, acting the heck out of their roles in order to make an
Alfred Hitchcock’s three episodes in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” Season 3 (1957-58, CBS) feature an all-time classic of dark humor, a compelling back-and-forth between two good
As “Tron: Legacy” (2010) lightly brushes over might-have-been interesting issues such as open-source code versus code ownership and settles for a flat, emotionless, CGI-effects-driven adventure,
The last 15 years or so have proven that returning characters mean more to audiences than reusing the title. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” with the original characters,
“Step Down to Terror” (1958) is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943) put into a blender with Fifties sitcoms where father knows best …
“RoboCop” (2014) is the definition of a thankless task. Director Jose Padilha and writer Joshua Zetumer do a workmanlike job but aren’t able to make
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot” has never looked better than in Season 11 (2008-09, ITV, A&E), as we’re invited into the cluttered boarding house of “Mrs. McGinty’s
“Psycho” (1998) gets the wrath among near beat-for-beat remakes of Alfred Hitchcock’s films, but there are many candidates for worst remake of his work. “Shadow