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‘We’re No Angels’ (1989) playfully pillories the pious

Following two escaped convicts who take cover as “priests” in a small American town along the Canadian border in the 1930s, “We’re No Angels” (1989)

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Lundgren’s ‘The Punisher’ (1989) isn’t as fun as it should be

Mere months after Batman got his first faithful big-screen treatment and ushered in a new era of dark and serious superhero films, “The Punisher” (1989)

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‘Ghostbusters’ (1984) masterfully mixes comedy, critique

Thirty-five years later, “Ghostbusters” (1984) stands as a master class in how to smoothly mix genres. Bill Murray is consistently in a wry comedy while

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Go Ask Malice: A Slayer’s Diary’ (2006) (Book review)

It’s probably too strong of a statement to say Robert Joseph Levy’s “Go Ask Malice: A Slayer’s Diary” (June 2006) is the best Faith story.

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‘Ronin’ (1998) driven by gripping car chases, heist details

You won’t find “Ronin” (1998) if you type “David Mamet” into your streaming device’s search function, since he used the pseudonym Richard Weisz. But when

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‘Spider-Man 3’ (2007) packs too much into trilogy capper

“Spider-Man 3” (2007) packs too many villains and character threads into the last chapter of the saga starring Tobey Maguire. Many of these elements are

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‘The Perfection’ isn’t what you think it is, but it’s still a clever little horror gem (Movie review)

“The Perfection” (Netflix) has one of those trailers that seems to give away the whole movie, so after making the mistake of watching the trailer,

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‘Karate Kid Part III’ (1989) a great comedy … but not on purpose

For the first 90 minutes or so, “The Karate Kid Part III” (1989) is shaping up to be the worst of the trilogy chronicling the

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‘Slasher’ Season 3 cracks code on slasher TV narrative

As “Harper’s Island,” “Dead of Summer,” “Scream” and other slasher TV series have found, this medium can’t escape the law of diminishing returns the way

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Carnival of Souls’ (2006) (Book review)

Nancy Holder’s status as an elite Buffyverse author was already secured, but disappointingly – especially considering she’s coming off the outstanding “Queen of the Slayers”

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