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‘Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ (1982) an amusing riff

“A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy” (1982) is a good example of how Woody Allen’s B-game is better than most writer-directors’ B-game, but it also makes

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Wilson’s ‘Andromeda Evolution’ (2019) a strong sequel

After Michael Crichton’s death in 2008, his estate and publisher found two novels – “Pirate Latitudes” and “Dragon Teeth” – to publish posthumously, plus Richard

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Tommy and Tuppence star in ‘Partners in Crime’ (1929)

Agatha Christie returns to her husband-and-wife sleuths from 1922’s “The Secret Adversary” with the episodic short-story collection “Partners in Crime” (1929), a light batch of

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‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ (1986) a bonkers comedy

Finally delivering a sequel after 12 years and a detour to the big-time success of 1982’s “Poltergeist,” Tobe Hooper directs Cannon Films’ “The Texas Chainsaw

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Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ beefs up Steppenwolf, DCEU

As with “Superman II,” we now have two versions of “Justice League.” But in this case, the differences are much vaster; in fact, the 2017

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‘Lost in Translation’ (2003) is exquisitely sad

From the early shot of Bill Murray’s Bob Harris riding through Tokyo in a cab while Girls’ “Death in Vegas” plays, “Lost in Translation” (2003)

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‘Manhattan’ (1979) another winner from Allen, Keaton

Woody Allen isn’t known as a commercial filmmaker, but “Manhattan” (1979) is – at least at first blush – an example of giving people what

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‘Andromeda Strain’ (1969) launches a career, genre

Here’s where it all begins. Although Michael Crichton had written some novels under other names, “The Andromeda Strain” (1969) is when the world got to

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‘Seven Dials Mystery’ (1929) a Bundle of fun

I enjoyed “The Secret of Chimneys” (1925) as a classic country manor-based novel of murder detection, and was pleasantly surprised to find out that not only

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‘Sleepaway Camp’ sequels (1988-89) coast on momentum

“Sleepaway Camp” (1982) is a cult classic with mesmerizingly stiff direction, editing and acting that leads up to one of the most famous final-frame twists

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