Nader ElhefnawyBook Review: Craig Thomas’ Winter HawkBy 1987 Craig Thomas had been putting out his thrillers annually for a decade — by which point most genre authors working at such a pace…5 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyReview: No Deals, Mr. Bond , by John GardnerThe use of sex by the East Bloc to exploit Westerners with access to sensitive information during the Cold War era is notorious. One of…5 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyAre We More Annoyed by Celebrities Than We Used to Be?My answer to this post’s titular question is an emphatic “Yes,” and I think there are three very good reasons for it.2 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyReview: Never Send Flowers , by John GardnerWhile there was always an important element of continuity between James Bond’s adventures in Ian Fleming’s novels (the Soviets’ desire for…7 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyIs the Cult of Celebrity in Decline?The title of this post may seem an odd question to ask these days, looking at, for example, the extreme heights to which the pop cultural…2 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyThe Fall Guy in 2024 vs. Mission: Impossible in 1996Remarking The Fall Guy’s “playing like a deflated balloon” Anthony D’Alessandro raised, and dismissed, the faintness of pop cultural memory…3 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyRevisiting the Prospects of Deadpool & WolverineLike a great many others in discussing the upcoming return of Deadpool I have written of the film as “Deadpool 3,” not just because this…4 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyThe Erosion of Movie Ticket Sales Before the PandemicWriting in this blog in the past I have repeatedly discussed how after the collapse of theatergoing in the 1950s and 1960s North American…3 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyWill Xander Cage Come Back for One Last Adventure?The Xander Cage (or XXX) spy-fi franchise has had rather a rocky history. Very much of the ’90s in its origins, bringing together as it did…3 min read·1 day ago----
Nader ElhefnawyWhat 2023 Teaches Us About the Film BusinessReviewing Deadline’s findings about the most and least profitable films of the year (and especially the ways in which the list of the most…3 min read·1 day ago----