The Ricochet Reviewer: Books, Movies, and Comics

  A ranking of all the psychological horror films that have been reviewed on this blog. 31 Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/10/beyond-black-rainbow-2010.html 30 The Ninth Gate (1999) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-ninth-gate-1999.html 29 House on Haunted Hill (1959) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/10/house-on-haunted-hill-1959.html 28 Psycho II (1983) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2023/10/psycho-ii-1983.html 27 Men (2022) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/02/men-2022.html 26 The Ring (2002) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-ring-2002.html 25 Three…Extremes (2004) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2021/10/threeextremes-2004.html 24 The Stepford Wives (1975) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-stepford-wives-1975.html 23 Deep Red (1975) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.com/2024/09/deep-red-1975.html 22 The Babadook (2014) https://theri...

Author: Gerry Conway Artist: Ross Andru Inkers: F. Giacoia & Dave Hunt Spidey has dragged one of the worst ideas in contemporary comics out of retirement for no apparent good reason. But fortunately, it’s not long for this world, as Spider-Man zips down an alley that somehow turns out to be a pier. Meanwhile, back in the civilian world, Peter is having difficulty juggling the superhero life with his responsibilities as a student. Not a whole lot going on this issue beyond checking in with some supporting cast members, including some foreshadowing for JJJ. Until, well into the issue, we finally meet the villain of the piece. He uses his powers of illusion to torment Spidey and give Ross Andru an opportunity to have fun with his rogue’s gallery. He survives the encounter, though pretty badly beaten, only to receive another surprise.  I was buying this run off the rack back in my heyday of comic collecting, so there’s undeniable nostalgic pleasure in rereading them, but I’m stuck ...

Director: Mark Pellington Writer: Dan Wakefield, based on his novel Stars: Jeremy Davies, Ben Affleck, Amy Locane, Rose McGowan, Rachel Weisz, John Lordan, Robert Swan, Jill Clayburgh, Lesley Ann Warren Sonny Burns (Jeremy Davies) and Gunnar Casselman (Ben Affleck) are two young men who strike up an acquaintance on their way home from the war in Korea.  As students at the same high school, Sonny, the neurotic introvert, and Gunnar, the Golden Boy athlete, moved in entirely different circles.  Now, following the life-changing experience of the war, this odd couple is able to provide much needed support for each other as they resist sliding back into the same old routine.  Unlike Gunnar's hard-drinking, partying high school buddies, Sonny takes Gunnar's newly found, "inner-directed" (as he calls it), philosophical side seriously.   Gunnar provides vital support and advice as Sonny tries to overcome the crippling neuroses that make it so difficult for him to relate to t...