“Flashback” proves it’s possible to create a Christopher Nolan-esque, fantasy-tinged narrative puzzle of interlocking realities without need of a major-studio budget or elaborate CGI. Whether it says ...

NCIS has been using the flashback for quite some time now (albeit sparingly). Whether the writers exploit the tactic for easy-to-attain character depth or use it appropriately remains a controversy.

Someone in Barkley Cove murdered Chase Andrews. They pushed him from the top of an abandoned fire tower into the murky waters of the North Carolina marshes. Cause of death: blunt-force trauma to the ...