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‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be

From the opening credits that recap the first film’s narrative with pencil drawings to the closing moments of Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) deciding to give

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‘Happy Death Day 2U’ wrings more fun out of ‘repeated day’ premise with clever genre-hop (Movie review)

It’s accurate to call “Happy Death Day 2U” a dumb movie, and accurate to call it a smart movie. It seems as if Blumhouse studio

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Pattinson’s ‘Good Time’ (2017) a morbidly funny NYC romp

When Robert Pattinson was recently announced as a frontrunner to be the new Batman in DC’s movie roster, people scoured his resume for something other

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‘Karate Kid Part II’ (1986) a solid but safe sequel

“The Karate Kid Part II” (1986) is definitely a less sloppy film than the original, without its forbearer’s editing errors, but it’s also a slightly

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‘John Wick 3: Parabellum’ has a blast playing in its sandbox

The first two chapters of the “John Wick” saga — in addition to somehow making top-shelf entertainment out of a suit-wearing, dog-loving dude gun-fu-ing his

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‘Homicide’ (1991) is smart, depressing, violent

In the third film where he handles directing duties along with writing the screenplay, David Mamet strips away all but the blackest of humor for

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Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ (2002) nails casting and tone

I thought “Spider-Man” (2002) was run-of-the-mill when I saw it in theaters, but I got into it more on this rewatch. It’s a down-the-middle origin story

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‘Karate Kid’ (1984) a flawed classic for young viewers

The same thing that excites a viewer about “The Karate Kid” (1984) – the fact that it’s directed by John G. Avildsen and filled with

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‘The Verdict’ (1982) a masterwork of the courtroom drama form

“The Verdict” (1982) is most known for the engrossing turn by Paul Newman as a down-and-out lawyer who gets obsessed with one case, but it’s

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‘Us’ – Jordan Peele’s followup to ‘Get Out’ – is chilling, weird and fresh (Movie review)

Writer-director Jordan Peele’s latest horror offering, “Us” – which hits digital June 4 and disc June 18 — opens on a seemingly endless wall of

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