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Sandler fans will be ‘Happy’ with ‘Gilmore 2’

After becoming rich from his 1990s hits, Adam Sandler earned a reputation for cranking out movies with his friends – always fun for them to

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‘Alien’ returns to ‘Earth’: This time, is it here to stay?

Noah Hawley (“Fargo”) is one of the few writer-directors working with pop-culture franchises who actively resists ’memberberries. When watching “Legion,” I had to actively remind

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Koepp, Edwards simplify ‘Jurassic World’ story for a ‘Rebirth’

The seventh “Jurassic” movie is for some reason called “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” but colloquially I suppose people will call it “the 2025 one” or “the

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Scares of ‘Dangerous Animals’ go beyond the sharks

Among the chum-bucket full of shark movies to come out of Australia in recent years, “Dangerous Animals” is one of the juiciest pieces of meat.

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‘Thunderbolts’ explores alternate way to return power to people

The Marvel Cinematic Universe rediscovers the heady times of about a decade ago with “Thunderbolts,” a story of six decidedly rough-around-the-edges anti-superheroes-turned-real-superheroes that goes down

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’: What if a bad president had self-awareness?

“Captain America: Brave New World” kicks off 2025’s three Marvel Cinematic Universe films by re-engaging with the primary storyline after 2024 served up only the

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is very Gunn and very 2025

If someone watched Richard Donner’s “Superman” in 1978 then was time-jumped 47 years to watch James Gunn’s “Superman,” they might be wowed by the advances

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Despite team-up, ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ is legendarily dull

If “Karate Kid: Legends” was merely a flat sequel to 2010’s “Karate Kid” – about the next kid, Li Fong (Ben Wang), mentored by Jackie

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‘Companion’ and the shame of trailers telling the whole story

With roles in several horror-thriller films and TV, Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” “Heretic”) seems here to stay as a new star, and “Companion” might be her

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‘Ballerina’ steps into ‘John Wick’s’ shoes for magnificent dance

It used to be that franchises cranked out spinoffs on the cheap to make a few bucks; low risk, small but safe return. Man, does

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