‘September’ (1987) digs into the change of life’s seasons
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Allen improves on “Interiors” with a short but deep film about six adults entangled in family and romance dramas.
‘September’ (1987) digs into the change of life’s seasons
‘Prey’ (2002) predicts chilling end for humanity
Michael Crichton Monday (Book review): Bringing back dinosaurs is scary. Creating swarms of nanoparticles might be scarier still, as Crichton demonstrates.
Marple says ‘trust no one’ in ‘Body in the Library’ (1942)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Miss Marple’s filter of what’s important in a case is fine-tuned in her long-awaited second novel.
‘Candyman’ saga spoils with ‘Day of the Dead’ (1999)
Summoning ‘Candyman’ (Movie review): Again, Candyman torments someone into joining him in the afterlife. It was better the previous two times.
‘Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh’ (1995) covers old ground
Summoning ‘Candyman’ (Movie review): The second “Candyman” is a remake as much as a sequel. But it maintains a decent level of technical quality.
‘Candyman’ (1992) makes beautiful art out of hopelessness
Summoning ‘Candyman’ (Movie review): Like “Hellraiser,” this Clive Barker-produced urban-horror project is driven by its artistry. Here, the score by Philip Glass stands out.
‘Congo’ (1995) taps into old-fashioned adventure
Michael Crichton Monday (Movie review): It falls short of the novel, but this adaptation succeeds as a rollicking – if corny – old-fashioned adventure.
‘Reminiscence’ unspools noir plot against cli-fi backdrop
Movie review: The waterlogged future is gorgeous to look at, but the plot is rather standard for a film that seems to promise so much more.
Christie’s ‘Evil Under the Sun’ (1941) an ideal beach read
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Yet again, Poirot’s coastal vacation is interrupted by murder. He doesn’t mind too much though, and readers won’t either.
‘Cursed’ (2005) a mildly amusing werewolf yarn
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The only non-“Scream” collaboration between Williamson and Craven has a cast of stars, but also a messy werewolf mythology.