Chan Is Missing (1982)

Chan Is Missing Directed by Wayne Wang Written by Isaac Cronin and Wayne Wang 1982/US IMDb page Repeat viewing/YouTube rental Jo: This mystery is appropriately Chinese: what’s not there seems to have just as much meaning as what is there. The first Asian-American film to receive theatrical dis... Read full article

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home: The Banter I Was Missing

I think it was about five minutes into Psych‘s new movie that I realized just how much I was smiling. How to explain the effects of Psych? It’s my emotional yoga. When I can’t sleep, I lie on the couch and play episodes till I do. It’s my white noise when I’m doing mind... Read full article

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home: The Banter I Was Missing

I think it was about five minutes into Psych‘s new movie that I realized just how much I was smiling. How to explain the effects of Psych? It’s my emotional yoga. When I can’t sleep, I lie on the couch and play episodes till I do. It’s my white noise when I’m doing mind... Read full article

SPACE: 1999--"Missing Link"

Regular readers of this blog know very well that Peter Cushing is my favorite actor of all time. Last night I finally viewed one of his most notable TV guest-starring roles--an appearance on an episode of the science-fiction series SPACE: 1999. The episode was titled "Missing Link", and it was first... Read full article

The Last of Sheila (1973): A Mystery Missing Its Columbo

“That’s the thing about secrets. We all know stuff about each other; we just don’t know the same stuff.” The Last of Sheila is an intricate murder mystery with origins in real-life parlor games put on by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim for some of their socialite friends... Read full article