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‘Invisible Man’ is more about increasingly visible woman

Leigh Whannell was a writer before he was a director, but “The Invisible Man” shows off his directorial skills more than his screenplay-penning talent. This

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‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017) is epically dumb

Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first

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‘Furious 7’ (2015) bids farewell to Walker with class

Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first

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Troubled hero navigates weird sci-fi in PKD’s ‘We Can Build You’ (1972)

Philip K. Dick melds three ideas into one book in “We Can Build You” (written in 1962, published in 1972), but it flows better than

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‘X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate’ (2017) explores Scully

Jonathan Maberry delivers an amazing Dana Scully story in “X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate” (2017) that not only shows what our favorite red-headed agent is like

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John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment

Here are my 10 favorite characters from the last year of television, from networks to cable to streaming, counting down from 10 to 1: Diyah

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‘Fast & Furious 6’ (2013) keeps the momentum going

Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first

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The gang’s all here for ‘Fast Five’ (2011)

Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first

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‘Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’ (1986) goes full ‘Frankenstein’

“Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” (1986) wraps up the “Tommy Trilogy” in blandly competent fashion. This entry, written by directed by saga newcomer

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CW’s branch of DC universe blandly expands with ‘Stargirl’

“Stargirl” (Mondays on DC Universe; Tuesdays on CW) – one of 14 current TV series executive-produced by Greg Berlanti – falls into the category of

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