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Marple on her game in ‘Tuesday Club Murders’ (1932)

In “The Tuesday Club Murders” (also known as “The Thirteen Problems,” 1932), Agatha Christie gives Miss Marple a collection of short stories to match –

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‘Hannibal Rising’ (2007) elegantly tells backstory

To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the

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‘Coming to America’ (1988) shows Murphy’s versatility

“Coming to America” (1988), from the height of Eddie Murphy’s comedic powers, has returned to the spotlight thanks to the upcoming release of the sequel

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‘Play It Again, Sam’ (1972) blends pratfalls, romance

Because of its Oscar and place at the top of many “Best of Woody Allen” lists, 1977’s “Annie Hall” is often seen as an entry

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Nora, Corrie amusingly team up again in ‘Scorpion’s Tail’

Corrie Swanson and Nora Kelly, our two favorite women from the Preston-Childverse (with apologies to Constance Greene) return for their second combined adventure, “The Scorpion’s

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‘13 at Dinner’ (1933) a vintage Christie whodunit

“13 at Dinner” (1933) is vintage Agatha Christie, featuring one of those clever solutions that in retrospect makes perfect sense, standing as one of her

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‘Doomed!’ (2015) probes aborted ‘Fantastic Four’

“Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four” (2015) is disingenuous in some ways, but I was still thoroughly engaged by writer-director Marty

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‘Red Dragon’ (2002) lacks ‘Manhunter’s’ style

To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the

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‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be

“She’s All That” was all that in January 1999, and I recall being peeved by the film for being a generic teen message movie that

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Allen finds farcical footing in ‘Bananas’ (1971)

“Bananas” (1971) is an early calling card of Woody Allen’s oeuvre (although he co-writes with Mickey Rose) as it’s driven by snort-worthy off-the-cuff lines about

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