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‘Mask of Zorro’ (1998) has impeccable stunts but no surprises

Zorro is a rare superhero who doesn’t come from comic books, and indeed he predates the 1938 invention of Superman. He was created in 1919

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‘Buffy: Chosen’ a laser-focused study of Nina the Vampire Slayer

It takes some getting used to, I admit, but eventually I got on a roll with Nina the Vampire Slayer in Kiersten White’s second Buffyverse

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‘Bumblebee’ (2018) is a cute robotic ‘E.T.’ riff

My friend who likes to laugh at bad movies dragged me to “Transformers” in 2007, but I’ve forgotten everything about that movie and haven’t followed

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‘Eye in the Sky’ (1957) among PKD’s best early SF works

“Eye in the Sky” (1957) is one of Philip K. Dick’s most influential novels – or at least prophetic of what future authors would explore

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‘Roswell’ meets horror in ‘Season 4’ novel ‘Nightscape’ (2003)

After launching “Season 4” of “Roswell” in book form with “A New Beginning,” Kevin Ryan also writes the second “episode,” “Nightscape” (July 2003). He continues

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‘The Spirit’ (2008) a weak imitation of ‘Sin City’

I love the two “Sin City” films (2005, 2014), so the existence of “The Spirit” (2008) is both good and bad. On one hand, it’s

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‘Rambo’ (2008) a shell-shocking portrayal of war

For the fourth “Rambo” film, simply titled “Rambo” (2008), director/co-writer Sylvester Stallone taps into one of the world’s longest-running civil wars. The Burma (aka Myanmar)

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‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ ain’t exactly ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (NBC) isn’t “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” … or “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” … or “Zoey 101.” Watching the pilot episode of the series

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PKD adds humor to rigid future of ‘Man Who Japed’ (1956)

Philip K. Dick is known for wild ideas, so sometimes I anticipate them from the title. Before reading “The Man Who Japed” (1956), I would’ve

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‘Ad Astra’ is a gorgeous but spacey art piece

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy watching “Ad Astra” (2019). Director James Gray’s film blends a solar system travelogue with the family

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