Movies

‘Apes’ pre-make trilogy wraps with masterful ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (Movie review)

Watching “War for the Planet of the Apes” – now available via Redbox and streaming – is like seeing a movie from the future. Every scene has

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Action/revenge genre remains fresh in ‘John Wick 2’

There are many impressive things about the “John Wick” films – the second of which, “John Wick: Chapter 2” (February 2017), recently hit HBO – even beyond

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With thrilling ‘Split,’ Shyamalan is back

Propelled by can’t-look-away performances by James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy and meticulous writing and direction by M. Night Shyamalan, “Split” (which hit theaters in January and is

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‘The Big Sick’ is the year’s feel-better comedy (Movie review)

I used to listen to Kumail Nanjiani’s “X-Files Files” podcast, and occasionally he’d reference the time when his girlfriend was in a coma. Although it registered

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‘It Comes at Night’ builds evocative apocalyptic world, but tells too small of a story (Movie review)

“It Comes at Night” (now available via Redbox and streaming) is the latest scary/smart horror-thriller, eschewing haunted houses and possessed children and instead taking its place

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‘Alien: Covenant’ balances creation saga with crowd-pleasing horror

Director and saga overseer Ridley Scott continues his process of linking “Prometheus” with “Alien” in the second of what’s supposed to be a “Prometheus” quadrilogy, “Alien:

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‘Harry Potter’s’ Evanna Lynch stars in ephemeral Irish art film ‘My Name is Emily’ (Movie review)

“Harry Potter’s” Luna Lovegood, Evanna Lynch, hasn’t broken out to be the major star one might have assumed, but she shines as a depressive, real-world

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‘Get Out’ is a creepy, thrilling and eye-opening piece of social commentary (Movie review)

“Get Out” (now available on pay-per-view streaming) is the latest example of how a horror movie can be an effective vehicle for making a social statement.

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Wolverine trilogy goes out on top with unshackled ‘Logan’

“Logan” (now available on streaming) is the most unconstrained “X-Men” film so far, and – not coincidentally – it’s also the best of the saga, which

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator Salvation’ movie, novelization and comic book (2009) (Review)

The very first “Terminator” spinoff materials – the Now comics – explored the Future War, but aside from flashbacks/flash-forwards, it took another two decades for

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