Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot isn’t Agatha Christie’s Poirot nor David Suchet’s Poirot; indeed, he’s not a lot of fans’ Poirot. However, if you’re gonna yet
Writing a book about the Roswell crash mystery is a tall order because it’s been done so many times before. On the other hand, it’s
“The Clocks” (1963) is a fun and entertaining late-career novel for Poirot, although he isn’t introduced until halfway through the events. He solves the case
“The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” (1962) has nothing to do with a mirror (the line comes from a Tennyson poem), but it’s about
Agatha Christie pounds home one theme in “Ordeal by Innocence” (1958). She becomes fascinated by the fact that when everyone in a household is a
The sex appeal of Ana de Armas and the brooding charisma of Ben Affleck take center stage in “Deep Water” (Hulu), an adaptation of Patricia
“Scream 5” — technically titled “Scream,” but I insist on some sanity on my blog – ends with “For Wes.” To evoke the late great
In 2010, Boom Studios delivered a “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” prequel (“Dust to Dust”), and in 2021, Titan Books launched its “Blade Runner”
Hollywood trends can be measured in “Batman” pictures, and the current social-media driven zeitgeist finds filmmakers actually listening to filmgoers. In the 1960s, camp was
The relationship between Philip K. Dick and cinema has mostly been posthumous. Although he saw the “Blade Runner” sets and admired them before his death