Yes, that's a great scene, and creative cinematography and direction heighten a disjointed phone call into detective drama. But the reason that scene — and that film — rise above current cinema is the script by Goldman. He and collaborators Pakula, Redford and Woodward and Bernstein came together to capture the…

You can always count on AV Club to call attention to Serling and TZ. For those who want to know more, I recommend Gordon Sander's 1992 biography of Serling, which is well reported and written and goes far beyond a gushing Zone fan book. As for the "best list," I also put Walking Distance at the top — the evocative…

Thoughtul ruminative piece on Bradbury. Glad to see a step back reflection like this after the obits from last week. And the comments are interesting and generally thoughtful. My one quibble is the intro that says Kaleidoscope is about the boy at the end, not about the astronauts. That's one of his most evocative…

Thoughtul ruminative piece on Bradbury. Glad to see a step back reflection like this after the obits from last week. And the comments are interesting and generally thoughtful. My one quibble is the intro that says Kaleidoscope is about the boy at the end, not about the astronauts. That's one of his most evocative…