Lieutenant Columbo, played with average Joe charm and unshowy, easy-to-miss dexterity by Peter Falk, is more than meets the eye — to the bad guys, not us, because we know how things will turn out.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – We have been reminded that 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of everything from landmark science-fiction movies (“2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Planet of the Apes”) to ...