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Christie’s ‘Evil Under the Sun’ (1941) an ideal beach read

In “Evil Under the Sun” (1941), Hercule Poirot takes a vacation to Smugglers’ Island, off the Southwest coast of England. Wouldn’t you know it, a

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‘Cursed’ (2005) a mildly amusing werewolf yarn

“Cursed” (2005) has a lot of behind-the-scenes hooks. It’s the only non-“Scream” saga collaboration between writer Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven. And the cast

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‘Speed Racer’ (2008) a downshift for Wachowskis

After the “Matrix” trilogy and one of my favorite movies ever, “V for Vendetta,” the Wachowskis take the cinematic equivalent of a vacation with “Speed

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Allen meets ‘American Pie’ in ‘Anything Else’ (2003)

Out of the Woody Allen movies that are on no one’s list of his best, “Anything Else” (2003) is my favorite. Featuring a Jason Biggs

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‘Runaway’ (1984) offers future paths-not-taken

Writer-director Michael Crichton and star Tom Selleck perhaps felt silly when “Runaway” (1984) came out on the heels of “The Terminator” and immediately felt dated.

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‘Mousetrap’ collection (1950) doesn’t merely squeak by

“The Mousetrap and Other Stories” (1950) kicks off with a trivia answer: The title novella is the only Agatha Christie story not published in the

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‘Slasher’ returns with gore-ific Season 4 premiere

While watching Season 4, episode one of “Slasher,” a friend messaged me a sneak preview of what I’d see when I got to it later

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All 12 ‘Friday the 13th’ films, ranked from worst to best

The idea of Friday the 13th as a scary day might date as far back as the Middle Ages, but say the phrase to anyone

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‘Cloud Atlas’ (2012) has epic rebellious streak

On a kick of Wachowski movies, I notice their running theme of systems or rulers oppressing common or poor folk. That’s again the case in

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Allen skewers own career in ‘Hollywood Ending’ (2002)

A couple years after David Mamet took his (loving) shot at the process of studio filmmaking in “State and Main,” Woody Allen takes a crack

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