‘Family Stone’ (2005), with loaded cast, better than a lump of coal
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though it’s not a stone-cold classic, Bezucha effectively explores how different personalities play off each other.
‘Family Stone’ (2005), with loaded cast, better than a lump of coal
‘The Holiday’ (2006) is impossible, and impossibly cute
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Four movie stars team up for the inevitable Christmas rom-com on their resumes; lucky for us, charm edges out schmaltz.
Powell’s ‘Running Man’ takes a while to get up to speed
Movie review: Edgar Wright eventually delivers a slick actioner, but it has no chance of feeling as prescient as the 1987 version.
Self-cannibalizing ‘The Monkey’ is more dark than comedic
Movie review: Osgood Perkins’ idiosyncratic brand of horror won’t connect with everyone, and I doubt he intends that it will.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ expands from King’s work in King-y way
TV review: But there’s a reason why the author didn’t go this deep into the Pennywise mythology. It strains under its convolutions.
‘Cinnamon Skin’ (1982) blows up into a good quest novel
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): MacDonald crafts one of his most psychologically interesting villains in the penultimate McGee yarn.
Gunn spends time with friends in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ (2022)
Superhero Saturday (TV review): It doesn’t rise to regular-rotation status, but hey, it’s loads better than when “Star Wars” tried this.
‘Christmas Evil’s’ (1980) reels should’ve been slashed up
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This film originally titled “You Better Watch Out” bungles its character study of a psycho Santa.
‘Go’ back to 1999 for a night of Xennial cool
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Doug Liman shows “Swingers” was no fluke with another core piece of Nineties indie attitude and style.
Trachtenberg expands ‘Predator’ mythos in ‘Killer of Killers’
Movie review: The violent saga goes the animated – but not kid-friendly – route in this triptych that cleverly combines the tales.