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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (2014) takes some getting used to

I’ve probably seen the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” more than any other movie (granted, most of those viewings were from 1990-92). That film is

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‘30 Days of Night’ (2007) unleashes horror at the top of the world

I love adventures set in geographic extremes, and that’s the biggest appeal of “30 Days of Night” (2007), set in Barrow, Alaska. Odd places like this

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Short-lived ‘Drive’ (2007) doesn’t get up to speed

“Drive” (2007, Fox) feels like a “see what sticks” entry from Tim Minear, who co-creates the series with Ben Queen. It boasts good TV actors

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Documentary ‘Class Action Park’ captures nostalgia, danger

“Class Action Park” (HBO Max) is a schizophrenic documentary, but unavoidably so. It chronicles New Jersey’s Action Park, a theme park of dangerous water rides,

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Gilpin is great, but ‘The Hunt’ is unpolished

I liked “Cabin in the Woods” (2011), but I’m uncomfortable with how it has risen to classic status in the horror genre. Wild genre shifting and

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Candy, Martin shine in ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ (1987)

If we started a debate over the greatest Christmas movie, it could go on until New Year’s, but “greatest Thanksgiving movie” is easier: It’s “Plains,

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‘His House’ shows horror of refugee immigrant experience

Mike Flanagan counts himself as an admirer of writer-director Remi Weekes’ “His House” (Netflix), and it’s no wonder: Like Flanagan’s work, Weekes’ calling-card film uses

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‘Transmigration of Timothy Archer’ (1982) puts bow on PKD catalog

It’s tempting to think of the last four books Philip K. Dick book wrote – all after his 1974 beam-of-pink-light experience – as his crazy

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‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ a gripping history lesson

I’m not a huge connoisseur of courtroom dramas about wrongfully accused defendants, similar to why I don’t like war movies. I already know war is

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Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘Emma’ is beautiful but uneven

I’m not the target audience for “Emma,” but given how good Anya Taylor-Joy is in everything – most recently, TV’s “The Queen’s Gambit” – I figured

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