The Movie: The Vanishing (U.S.)
The Crush Object: Kiefer Sutherland
The Story: Barney Cousins (Jeff Bridges) rehearses an abduction using ether and a bunch of Ted Bundy-ish props, and is generally a creeper. Not coincidentally, Jeff (Kiefer) …

So, I started rewatching The X-Files from the beginning — or, really, “watching it,” because during the series’ run, I came in late and only watched casually. It holds up pretty well almost 20 years …

Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Cox appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show last month to discuss the play, and I’d forgotten about all the subplots in the production — among them that Jason Patric’s father wrote …