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‘Always Be My Maybe’ is exactly what you think it is – but not entirely to its detriment (Movie review)

You know what kind of movie “Always Be My Maybe” (Netflix) is, and the people who made it know what kind of movie it is,

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‘Punisher’ gets reimagined as a gore flick in ‘War Zone’ (2008)

Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher, finally got his full story told in the recent Netflix series, but before that, cinema took the tactic of reimagining

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A second opinion: ‘Us’ is a boring piece of beautiful arthouse horror (Movie review)

Writer-director Jordan Peele’s “Us” reminds me of Alex Garland’s “Annihilation” (2018). Both are followups to a breakthrough piece of chilling sci-fi/horror that I and everybody

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‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) leans into comedy, drops suspense

“Ghostbusters: Answer the Call” (2016) was labeled as ill-conceived before it came out, with people asking “Why remake a classic?” The good thing is that

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Portal Through Time’ (2006) (Book review)

With all the possibilities for Buffy to meet past Slayers introduced in “Tales of the Slayer” and the TV series itself, the time-travel adventure “Portal

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Bear action, human rivalry vie for attention in ‘The Edge’ (1997)

The bear is the star of “The Edge” (1997). In one of the last great adventure movies to feature live bear action (today, it would

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Jane stars in lightweight version of ‘The Punisher’ (2004)

“The Punisher” (2004) is a prime example of a movie that’s less than the sum of its parts. Obviously, it fails in a one-to-one comparison

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‘Ghostbusters II’ (1989) a big step down, but still fun

“Ghostbusters II” (1989), which feels even more Eighties than the 1984 original, is a prime example of one of those old-school blockbuster sequels that’s defined

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First episode impressions: ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 (TV review)

If the first episode is any indication, “Big Little Lies’ ” second season (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) lacks the zest of the first

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Blackout’ (2006) (Book review)

Keith R.A. DeCandido, who wrote the solid “Serenity” novelization, checks into the Buffyverse with the series’ most heavily researched novel in terms of real-world details.

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