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The Shining movie

Kubrick’s ‘Shining’ (1980) both simple and complex

“The Shining” (1980) is in a class of movies with “2001” and “Blade Runner” where they’re the most boring thing ever when you’re a kid.

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Do Androids Dream comic

‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ comic (2009-11) immerses reader in PKD’s world

The marketing approach and selected quotes about the “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” comic adaptation (2009-11, Boom! Studios) is all wrong. The Village Voice

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Physical Evidence

‘Physical Evidence’ (1989) a tasty slice of 1980s noir

One of Michael Crichton’s best traits is an understated one: He captured the time in which his stories were told. In sci-fi, he generally set

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Cobra Kai Season 4

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 (2021) goes down to the wire

Amid the drama of the All Valley Tournament that concludes “Cobra Kai” Season 4 (December, Netflix), Johnny (William Zabka) is told Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) left

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The Shining book

‘Shining’ (1977) makes bid as great American horror novel

Stephen King famously disliked the film version of “The Shining” (1980) because director/co-writer Stanley Kubrick made Jack Torrance unhinged from the start, and thus he

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Free Guy

‘Free Guy’ (2021) mulls ideas as it romps through game

A little bit “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” a little bit “The Invention of Lying,” a little bit “Groundhog Day” and a little bit PKD,

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Blade Runner 2019 Volume 1

‘Blade Runner 2019: Los Angeles’ (2019) vibrantly expands saga

The “Blade Runner” franchise continued in novels and a sequel film before finally getting its first comics continuation (not counting “Do Androids Dream of Electric

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Venom 2

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ (2021) silly but well-made

I’m a continuity nerd, so when “Spider-Man: No Way Home” folded the Sony Spider-Verse films into its multiverse, I was quicker to check out “Venom:

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Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Season 4

Kids, lore grow in ‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Season 4

“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Season 4 was released on Netflix on Dec. 3, but I didn’t notice it till last week. That’s evidence that we’re

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Spider-Man No Way Home

Spider-Verse tastily envelops ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

Awhile back, Disney and Sony were on the brink of ending their agreement of making “Spider-Man” movies together. (Sony owns the Spider-Man rights; Disney/Marvel rents

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