Looking for a great murder-comedy? Get a ‘Clue’ (1985)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This murder-comedy featured alternate endings before they were cool.
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Looking for a great murder-comedy? Get a ‘Clue’ (1985)
First episode impressions: ‘I Am the Night’ (TV review)
TNT found a nice way to ride the success of a series without forcing it beyond the natural end of its storyline. “The Alienist” – my No. 4 show of 2018 — became a critical […]
McAvoy puts on a show in trilogy capper ‘Glass’
Spoiler-free movie review: This trilogy-capper we didn’t know we needed is another unconventional superhero film from Shyamalan.
You’ll have a good (if slow) time with ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (Movie review)
A priest, a singer and a vacuum salesman walk into a hotel … What sounds like the beginning of a good joke is the basis for writer-director Drew Goddard’s newest work, “Bad Times at the […]
‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ goes down the wrong path (Movie review)
I don’t classify myself as a gamer, but video games are definitely still a part of my life. Having played through multiple “choose your own adventure”-style games, I was excited to give “Bandersnatch” (2018) a try. […]
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)
These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year:
Feig’s ‘A Simple Favor’ is a flawed but fascinating departure in his catalog (Movie review)
When we say “the new Paul Feig movie,” something like “A Simple Favor,” now on home video, is not what we’d expect from the co-creator of “Freaks and Geeks” and the director of many subsequent […]
Preston & Child take readers to Egypt and through the sands of time in the gripping ‘Pharaoh Key’ (Book review)
It has become comfortingly familiar at this point: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child take us – via their adventurous leads – to some corner of the Earth that still holds mysteries in the 21st century. […]
Wild concept, Brewer’s daring performance make ‘Cam’ a surprisingly decent parable (Movie review)
A lot of movies could benefit from a viewer going in with no knowledge of what they’re about to see, but in the age of previews giving away everything, it’s hard to find an experience like […]
‘Homecoming’s’ 1980s style techniques are beautiful, and the mystery is good too (TV review)
I went into “Homecoming” (Amazon Prime) pretty blind. I had seen a few quick ads for the show but had no idea what it was about, or who was involved in the making of it. […]