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The Haunted

Warren case ‘The Haunted’ (1991) is a proto-‘Conjuring’

Among the things that make “The Conjuring” (2013) fresh, plot isn’t one of them. This is evident because the same plot is found in the

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The Amityville Horror 1979

‘Amityville Horror’ (1979) a cut above thanks to Kidder, Brolin

“The Amityville Horror” (1979) tells the most famous case investigated by Ed and Lorraine Warren. It’s not all that different from their other cases, but

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PKD Films Ranked

Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked

For RFMC’s 3,000th post, I figured we should do something special, so let’s combine two of my favorite things: Philip K. Dick and movies. So

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Annabelle

‘Annabelle’ (2014) gets dolled up to extend ‘Conjuring’ saga

A year after “The Conjuring” (2103), the producers tried out a new idea, likely inspired by the burgeoning success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a

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Creed III

‘Rocky’ saga has post-Stallone life in Jordan-helmed ‘Creed III’

Rocky tells Adonis “This is your time” at the end of 2018’s “Creed II,” and Michael B. Jordan takes that to heart. He both stars

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Green Room

‘Green Room’ (2015) a brutal slice of plausible horror

Among the details “Green Room” (2015) gets right are the disgusting conditions backstage – and actually, throughout the whole club – for a punk-rock bar

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Kevin Smith Rankings

All 13 movies written and directed by Kevin Smith, ranked

To mark the 40th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” since I wrote a thorough tribute piece 10 years ago, I decided to look back

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Flanagan ranked

The hauntings of Mike Flanagan: All 13 of his films and TV shows, ranked

In appropriate fashion for the horror genre, Mike Flanagan slowly crept onto the scene in the 2010s, making increasingly good, modestly budgeted films. Then he

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Fast and Furious Movies Ranked

The good times and the bad: All 10 ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, ranked

“Fast X” is fast approaching, and while it’s hard to imagine anyone cares anymore, worldwide box-office results prove they do. (These films cost $200 million

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F9 The Fast Saga

Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)

When Richard Donner made “Superman” (1978), he regularly pitched the word “verisimilitude” around the set. He knew believability of the material – and universal cast-and-crew

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