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‘Professor Marston’ (2017) tells of Wonder Woman’s inspirations

The creation stories of the three biggest DC heroes all have a notable amount of injustice behind them. “Superman’s” Siegel and Shuster and “Batman’s” Bill

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I need a hug after Whedon abuse allegations

This one hurts. Since the #MeToo and #TimesUp era began, my friend Mike and I have occasionally talked about which celebrity’s theoretical outing as a

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‘Silence of the Lambs’ (1991) threads needle to Oscar glory

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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‘Better Call Saul’ Season 4 (2018) reaches breaking points

With AMC’s “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul” set to air its sixth and final season later this year, we’re looking back at the first

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Allen stand-ins steal ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ (1986)

“Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986) takes a sometimes absurd but ultimately realistic view of human behavior as it chronicles a period encompassing three Thanksgivings of

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Vaughn, Newton are great, but ‘Freaky’ is rather basic

“Freaky” has slasher-flick moments and it has comedic moments, but never at the same time, leading to a patchwork hybrid that always feels like a

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‘Maid in Manhattan’ (2002), ‘Drillbit Taylor’ (2008) wrap Hughes’ resume

On three occasions, John Hughes used the pseudonym Edmond Dantes when he felt the film represented other people’s work more than his own. It doesn’t

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Child’s ‘Death Match’ (2004) invigorates ‘scary AI’ trope

From my first read, I remembered “Death Match” (2004) as being too similar to other works — dating back to the HAL-9000 portion of “2001”

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‘Love and Monsters’ keeps apocalypse upbeat

“Love and Monsters’ ” cast and crew are filled with people who have done apocalypses before, so perhaps having gotten the doom and gloom out

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‘Secret of Chimneys’ (1925) has colorful array of suspects

“The Secret of Chimneys” (1925) is the first Superintendent Battle book, but novel and character are nothing alike in demeanor. Battle is a man of

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