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‘Scream 4’ (2011) is saga’s funniest and most meta entry

For Spooky Month here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re looking at the four movies of the “Scream” saga over four Thursdays. Wrapping up the

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‘Screamers’ (1995) brings short story to low-budget life

Completing a trifecta of 20th century English-language Philip K. Dick adaptations – following “Blade Runner” (1982) and “Total Recall” (1990) – is “Screamers” (1995). Interestingly,

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‘Swamp Thing’ (1982) sinks straight into the muck

I knew there would be some tough movies to watch on this Superhero Saturday project, but damn. “Swamp Thing” (1982) is as bad as a

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‘Scream 3’ (2000) mostly forgets it’s a ‘Scream’ film

For Spooky Month here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re looking at the four movies of the “Scream” saga over four Thursdays. Next up is

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‘Radio Free Albemuth’ (2014) an admirable, lo-fi adaptation

“Radio Free Albemuth” (2014) perfectly illustrates the “book is always better” conundrum. The film fairly faithfully adapts Philip K. Dick’s novel (written in 1976, published

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‘Watchmen’ (2009) a complex, engrossing adaptation

“Watchmen” (2009) completes a spiritual trilogy of standout graphic novel adaptations in the Aughts – along with “Sin City” (2005) and “V for Vendetta” (2006)

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‘Scream 2’ (1997) skewers sequels in sharp followup

For Spooky Month here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re looking at the four movies of the “Scream” saga over four Thursdays. Next up is “Scream

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‘Next’ (2007) barely resembles PKD’s ‘Golden Man’

“Next” (2007) is one of those Philip K. Dick adaptations that comes off shallower than his source material because it’s stretched into an action movie

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‘Super’ (2010) subversively funny, shockingly violent

Similar to “Kick-Ass,” which preceded it by a couple months in 2010, “Super” takes on the elephant in the room of superhero movies. In 95

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First episode impressions: ‘Nancy Drew’ (TV review)

Similar to what The CW did with “Riverdale” a few years ago, “Nancy Drew” (Wednesdays, CW) has been updated for modern times, and out of

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