Movies

Fuller’s version of ‘Carrie’ (2002) digs into characters

After the commercial and critical misfire of “The Rage: Carrie 2” (1999), the “Carrie” TV movie (2002) was the next project to see the franchise

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‘Complete Companion’ (2012) a key Joss Whedon tome

In PopMatters’ “Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion” (2012), Alysa Hornick – one of the dozens of contributors – notes that Buffy didn’t excel at academics,

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Reeves’ grounded, hardboiled ‘The Batman’ flies high

Hollywood trends can be measured in “Batman” pictures, and the current social-media driven zeitgeist finds filmmakers actually listening to filmgoers. In the 1960s, camp was

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‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) sets ’em up, knocks ’em down

Writer-director Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” (2021, Netflix) makes fun of almost everything in American pop culture and government today. It’s intelligent, but rarely uproariously

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All 9 ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ movies, ranked

The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” series began in 1974 with psychological horror so effective that many critics dismissed director Tobe Hooper’s film as going beyond bad

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‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ (1999) a safer, slicker take

If “Carrie” had gone the route of other horror franchises and spawned a slew of cranked-out sequels, “The Rage: Carrie 2″ (1999) would probably stand

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Sorkin stays in comfort zone in ‘Being the Ricardos’ (2021)

Writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” (2021) is like an episode of “Sports Night,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” or “The Newsroom.” That’s a

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Connery, Snipes add spice to gripping ‘Rising Sun’ (1993)

“Rising Sun” is the most quickly turned-around Michael Crichton adaptation since “Binary”/ “Pursuit,” with a 1993 film following the 1992 novel. Although it’s by far

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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ still has meat on its bones

The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” saga isn’t so much an ongoing story as a series of “Hey, let me have a try.” The new Netflix release,

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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation’ (1995) takes another crack at comedy

“Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” (1995), widely considered the worst of the franchise, has a lot going against it before you press play. The

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