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‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2016) is gritty, brutal, great

“Bone Tomahawk” (2016) is a rare horror-Western and also a standout example of the genre. Writer-director S. Craig Zahler mashes up John Wayne and Eli

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Yeah, baby! ‘Austin Powers’ films (1997-2002) skewer Bond

Now that I have a grounding in James Bond tropes, I watched the “Austin Powers” trilogy (1997-2002), a tour de force of performances by Mike

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Bond takes step back in ‘Quantum of Solace’ (2008)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Now Wait for Last Year’ (1966) expansive yet personal for PKD

“Now Wait for Last Year” (written in 1963, published in 1966) is narratively about an intragalactic war between three races and drug-induced time-travel. Yet it’s

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‘Alienist’ makes welcome, if not happy, return with ‘Angel of Darkness’

With all the depressing news in the world lately, it’d be nice to get a happy new TV show to watch. So on Sunday, TNT

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‘Firefly’ side trips: ‘Bad Company,’ ‘Boss Moon’ and ‘The Outlaw Ma Reynolds’ (2019-20)

As comic companies are wont to do, Boom! Studios has accompanied its regular “Firefly” series with a handful of one-shots throughout the early part of

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‘Casino Royale’ (2006) engagingly relaunches Bond

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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Brosnan Bonds limp to end with ‘Die Another Day’ (2002)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Nun’ (2018), ‘Curse of La Llorona’ (2019) expand Conjuring-verse

The “Conjuring” Universe is now seven films strong – with an eighth (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) on the way in September.

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‘Clueless’ (1995) meets at intersection of Austen, ’90s

Being a “chick flick” and based on the 19th century Jane Austen novel “Emma,” “Clueless” (1995) isn’t usually cited when I and my friends discuss

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