Mystery

Crichton, Preston present big adventure in ‘Micro’ (2011)

Michael Crichton left us with one last grand mystery upon his passing. We know he wrote “over a third” of “Micro” (2011) before he died,

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‘Carey Treatment’ (1972) wildly adapts ‘A Case of Need’

I described Michael Crichton’s “A Case of Need” (1968, written under the name Jeffery Hudson) as a hardboiled medical mystery. But there’s the book version

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Kids, lore grow in ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Season 4

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 4 was released on Netflix on Dec. 3, but I didn’t notice it till last week. That’s evidence that we’re

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John’s top 10 movies of 2021

Although the pandemic didn’t end, 2021 rebounded nicely from 2020, with a lot more movies – both big and small – released. Heck, a case

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2021

I used to count the days before a new season of a favorite show, or a new series starring a favorite actor. Now, it’s like

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Party vibe makes ‘Dead Man’s Folly’ (1956) a fun read

“Dead Man’s Folly” (1956) is a page-turner with an evocative main setting of a carnival on a country mansion’s grounds, humorous interplay between Ariadne Oliver

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Crichton previews ‘24’ in last Lange book, ‘Binary’ (1972)

I knew Michael Crichton dipped his toe into a lot of genres and ideas, but until I read “Binary” (1972), the last of his eight

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‘4:50 from Paddington’ (1957) a padded Christie whodunit

Agatha Christie’s “4:50 from Paddington” (1957, also published as “What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!”) is outfitted with a lot of the tropes we enjoy. Miss Marple

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‘Black Christmas’ (2019) gets woke for its latest update

“Black Christmas” (2019) is a pleasant holiday surprise. With a rating down in the 3s on IMDb, I wondered if I should even unwrap this

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‘Double Sin’ (1961) puts Poirot in a Christmas mood

“Double Sin and Other Stories” (1961) collects eight Agatha Christie yarns published in magazines from 1925 through 1960. With four Poirots and two Marples, the

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