Movies

‘Jupiter Ascending’ (2015) is Wachowskis’ masterpiece

It’s bizarre that the Wachowskis’ high bar is still considered to be “The Matrix” (1999) and that “Jupiter Ascending” (2015) is a blip on the

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‘A Rainy Day in New York’ (2019) a delightful romance

Like a rain that douses a city and makes it new again, “A Rainy Day in New York” (2019) refreshes classic Woody Allen themes and

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Harbour, Pugh steal the show from ‘Black Widow’

After far too long a wait, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s big-screen diversity push finally gets to its solo movie about the lone female Avenger, “Black

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Shyamalan back on chilling track with ‘The Visit’ (2015)

After four straight films that almost no one liked, M. Night Shyamalan gets his groove back in a big way with “The Visit” (2015). Well,

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‘Last Airbender’ (2010) takes wind out of Night’s sails

“The Sixth Sense” (1999) and the films in its immediate wake are crisply written to the point where even if you don’t buy into every

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‘The Happening’ (2008) an accidental pandemic parable

“The Happening” (2008) can be goofy at times, and it ultimately doesn’t stick the landing. But because M. Night Shyamalan – even in weaker films

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Shyamalan’s ‘Signs’ (2002) is crafty family horror

Out of all the tricks M. Night Shyamalan pulled off during his glory years between 1999’s “The Sixth Sense” and 2004’s “The Village,” the most

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‘The Sixth Sense’ (1999) invigorates meditative horror

Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan had made two films before, but “The Sixth Sense” (1999) is where he became M. Night Shyamalan – a name associated

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‘Fear Street Part Three: 1666’ ends trilogy with panache

“Fear Street Part Three: 1666” goes back to Colonial New England to wrap up Netflix’s three-week trilogy. If “Part One: 1994” was like “Scream” and

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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2003) a remake done right

In the early Aughts, “young people lost in the backwoods” scare flicks enjoyed a resurgence with “Jeepers Creepers” and “Wrong Turn,” both of which became

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