All 6 of Agatha Christie’s Mary Westmacott novels, ranked
Book list: The Queen of Crime wrote six non-mystery novels under the name Mary Westmacott that showcase her versatility … and her life story.
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‘The Last Key’ (2018) the best of the first four ‘Insidiouses’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): We get the full, and surprising, backstory of Elise Rainier as this second prequel comes full circle to link with the first “Insidious.”
‘The Cartographers’ (2022) could’ve been mapped out better
Book club book report: A delicious idea based on a real-world event keeps Peng Shepherd’s novel compelling, but we’re left with roads to nowhere.
‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’
Movie review: Gerard Johnstone’s film is what you know it will be – but it also knows we know what it will be. The result is a single viewing’s worth of fun.
‘Amityville 1992: It’s About Time’ is fun shlock-around-the-clock
Revisiting Amityville (Movie review): One of the key figures in the “Hellraiser” franchise brings a wild premise and gore effects over to “Amityville.”
Spookily successful: All 10 ‘Conjuring’ Universe films, ranked
Movie list: We rank the films of the “Conjuring” universe, which started with a true story and his branched into even stranger directions.
‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ (2015) turns focus to Lin Shaye’s Elise
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Writer-director-creator Leigh Whannell goes the prequel route for another adventure with the demon-probing medium.
PKD’s ‘Breakfast at Twilight’ expands into ‘Nuclear Family’ (2021)
PKD flashback (Comic book review): The five-issue series expands on PKD’s short story in the same way TV’s “Man in the High Castle” builds a world from the novel.
‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ (2013) pads out possession story
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Wan and Whannell extend the story, but mainly give us more of what scared us in “Insidious.”
A neurotic half-century: Every Woody Allen film, ranked
Movie list: I’ve obsessively made my list and checked it twice, and now I need counseling. Here are my rankings of Woody Allen’s films.