Movies

9 reasons why the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy will respect, not ignore, the Expanded Universe (Commentary)

As I kind of expected — but don’t really understand — the consensus in the world of fans and punditry in the wake of the “Star

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‘Star Wars — Episode VII’ mysteries solved (Movie commentary)

Following Tuesday’s galaxy-shattering announcement that George Lucas had sold Lucasfilm to Disney, and that Lucas and other creative people are going to collaborate on a

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‘Sinister’ the best horror film of the year so far (Movie review)

“Sinister” is the best horror film I’ve seen so far this year, largely because it isn’t content to just do the minimum to scare you (like “Paranormal

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Law of diminishing returns starting to kick in with ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ (Movie review)

The “Paranormal Activity” franchise continues to deliver the expected goods — scares or laughs, depending on your mindset — in its fourth entry. But like the “Saw”

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‘Prometheus’ (2012) is a thinking fan’s sci-fi film

It’s really a shame that the novelization has died out. “Prometheus,” which recently hit home video, is begging for a talented sci-fi author to delve deeper into

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‘Won’t Back Down’ a rousing underdog tale about the fight for better schools (Movie review)

Being both an “important” movie and a “feel-good” movie, right off the bat “Won’t Back Down” is in danger of being filled with cartoon villains that you

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‘Friends with Kids’ ’ strong premise doesn’t ring true on screen (Movie review)

“Friends with Kids” (now on DVD), one of those movies with a premise much better than its execution, has a great jumping-off point: Pals Julie (Jennifer

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‘The Possession’ is a stylish, if unsurprising, exorcism movie (Movie review)

“The Possession” doesn’t stand apart from its possession/exorcism genre brethren in any obvious way. It’s not even the first movie of this kind to be based

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Chloe Grace Moretz’s ‘Hick’ wanders through a modern Wild West (Movie review)

As any fourth-grade teacher will tell you, kids are a direct reflection of their parents. On the other hand, it’s too simple to take all

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‘Margaret’ brings viewers into troubled characters’ worlds, and New York City (Movie review)

Ostensibly the story of a teenager (Anna Paquin) seeking justice for a woman killed in a bus accident that she feels partly responsible for, “Margaret” (2011) evolves

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