- John Hansen
- February 26, 2021
‘Red Dragon’ (2002) lacks ‘Manhunter’s’ style
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
‘Red Dragon’ (2002) lacks ‘Manhunter’s’ style
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- John Hansen
- February 21, 2021
‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974) adds comedy
Albert Finney looks the part of Hercule Poirot in his only turn as the Belgian detective extraordinaire in the 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2021
‘Hannibal’ (2001) can’t recapture magic of ‘Lambs’
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 15, 2021
‘Deep Storm’ (2007) finds thrills at ocean’s floor
In “Deep Storm” (2007), Lincoln Child dives into some of the biggest science fiction ideas of his career without letting the story become untethered. While
- John Hansen
- February 14, 2021
‘Clarice’ explores heroine after ‘Silence of the Lambs’
Adding both cachet and pressure, “Clarice” (Thursdays, CBS) has the weight of “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) behind it as it chronicles Special Agent
- John Hansen
- February 14, 2021
Tommy and Tuppence debut in ‘Secret Adversary’ (1922)
Agatha Christie’s second novel, “The Secret Adversary” (1922), introduces Tommy and Tuppence, best friends since childhood who form The Young Adventurers in their early 20s.
- John Hansen
- February 12, 2021
‘Silence of the Lambs’ (1991) threads needle to Oscar glory
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 8, 2021
Child’s ‘Death Match’ (2004) invigorates ‘scary AI’ trope
From my first read, I remembered “Death Match” (2004) as being too similar to other works — dating back to the HAL-9000 portion of “2001”
- John Hansen
- February 7, 2021
‘Secret of Chimneys’ (1925) has colorful array of suspects
“The Secret of Chimneys” (1925) is the first Superintendent Battle book, but novel and character are nothing alike in demeanor. Battle is a man of
- John Hansen
- February 5, 2021
Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ (1986) sparingly adapts ‘Red Dragon’
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the