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‘Unbelievable’ takes advantage of binge format to tell a gripping, personal story of a landmark serial rape case (TV review)

When TV scholars look back years from now at trends in storytelling structure, I suspect “Unbelievable” (Netflix) will be seen as a pivotal show. The

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First episode impressions: ‘Evil’ (TV review)

“Evil” (Thursdays, CBS) can be added to the grand collection of post-“X-Files” shows, so I have a soft spot for it. But this is an

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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 1 (2018) punches up ‘Karate Kid’ saga

The 2010s are the decade when the word “canceled” became softened and pretty much any old fondly remembered thing could be brought back (for better

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First episode impressions: ‘Emergence’ (TV review)

The pilot episode of “Emergence” (Tuesdays, ABC) is a crisply crafted hour of TV that would set the stage for an excellent series in an

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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ is an old-fashioned creature romp made with modern tools (Movie review)

In the next movie, I’d like to see Godzilla and his nemeses fight in conditions other than driving rainstorms, but even though there isn’t a

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First episode impressions: ‘Prodigal Son’ (TV review)

“Prodigal Son” (Mondays, Fox) does a lot of things right, but they are the same things a lot of other shows have done right. This

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‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006) is the most faithful PKD adaptation

Writer-director Richard Linklater lovingly adapts “A Scanner Darkly” – Philip K. Dick’s 1977 classic about drug use and the drug war set amid a future

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‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ (2008) enters fantasy and steampunk realm

After the solid “Hellboy” (2004) laid the groundwork, director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and his team get to play in their sandbox in “Hellboy II: The

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‘American Horror Story: 1984’ riffs on ‘Friday the 13th’ films

“American Horror Story: 1984” (Wednesdays, FX) is an unapologetic, unfettered case of giving people what they want: A straight-up slasher series in the mode of

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‘First Blood’ (1972, 1982) explores physical, psychological brutality of war

With “Rambo: Last Blood” – Sylvester Stallone’s supposedly last (haha) go-around with the famous Vietnam veteran — hitting theaters this week, I’m taking a look

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