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‘Disclosure’ (1994) a slick noir take on Crichton’s novel

Writer Paul Attanasio fairly cleanly adapts “Disclosure” (1994) from Michael Crichton’s novel from earlier the same year. But simply by being in a different medium,

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A twist: ‘Death Comes as the End’ (1944) set in ancient Egypt

Settling in for a comfortingly familiar Agatha Christie novel, I was surprised to find that “Death Comes as the End” (1944) is something quite different.

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‘Bloodless’ an amusing dive into Savannah, weird science

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s “Bloodless” (August, hardcover) explores their love and fascination with Savannah, a town architecturally trapped in time. But too many words

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All 9 ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ films, ranked

It’s time to take the gloves off. From writer-director Wes Craven’s original classic to the unnecessary remake, here are RFMC’s rankings of all nine films

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NBC’s new Event Series, ‘La Brea,’ is stuck in the pits

Cool concepts aren’t enough anymore. “La Brea,” which premiered Tuesday on NBC, has a pretty good one: A sinkhole opens at the titular tar pits

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‘Brass Teapot’ (2012) an anti-charming indie fable

“The Brass Teapot” (2012) is an exhibit in the case that there are more good actors than good screenplays. Indie queen Juno Temple and underrated

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‘Cassandra’s Dream’ (2007) mulls moral cost of murder

We can often see a progression in Woody Allen’s catalog where something that’s a small point in one movie becomes a central point in a

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‘State of Fear’ (2004) has impeccable research, crazy plot

With “State of Fear” (2004), Michael Crichton takes the opposite of his usual approach. Usually he peppers research into an action-adventure. Here he grafts action-adventure

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‘N or M?’ (1941) encapsulates life during World War II

“N or M?” (1941) is one of the best time capsules of Agatha Christie’s career. She writes about Tommy and Tuppence’s counter-espionage activities in World

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‘Crystal Lake Memories’ (2013) indeed gives ‘Complete History of Friday the 13th’

There are spots where “Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th” (2013) could be trimmed so it’s not nearly 7 hours long.

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