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‘Spawn’ (1997) is amateurish, appears unfinished

While perusing the toy aisle for “Star Wars” action figures in the 1990s, I remember seeing “Spawn” figures and thinking “That’s not my thing.” The

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‘The Thing’ (2011) too much of the same thing

I’m a sucker for when franchises expand their continuity into prequels, sequels and spinoffs, so when someone says “Here’s the story of what happened to

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‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ (1994) a dull trilogy capper

With Eddie Murphy making a full-fledged return to acting (“Coming 2 America” is coming soon, and “Beverly Hills Cop 4” is in the works), over

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‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ (1987) settles into formula

With Eddie Murphy making a full-fledged return to acting (“Coming 2 America” is coming soon, and “Beverly Hills Cop 4” is in the works), over

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‘Beverly Hills Cop’ (1984) a fun Murphy romp

With Eddie Murphy making a full-fledged return to acting (“Coming 2 America” is coming soon, and “Beverly Hills Cop 4” is in the works), over

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‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ (1992) gets darker

Sequels inspired by easy money rather than creative impulse are always risky propositions for viewers, and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992) –

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‘Book of the Dead’ (2006) a trilogy-capping epic

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrap up the Diogenes Trilogy in epic, sprawling and satisfying fashion in “The Book of the Dead” (2006). By the

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Legends launch in ‘Mysterious Affair at Styles’ (1920)

Hercule Poirot is in vintage form right out of the gate in “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1920), Agatha Christie’s first novel (which – trivia

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ (2016) opens toy box

In “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991), the cartoon’s Bebop and Rocksteady just missed out on their big-screen debuts as

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‘Psycho’ remake (1998) stands as a fascinating experiment

We all go a little mad sometimes, so from Nov. 27-Dec. 11 we’re dragging the swamp behind the Bates Motel for insight into the films

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