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All 13 episodes of ‘The Punisher’ Season 2, ranked

“The Punisher” Season 2 (January, Netflix) might be the most violent season of TV I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t be surprised if the budget listed

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It’s great to revisit ‘Unbreakable’-verse in ‘Glass’

“Glass,” now available for home viewing, is an excuse to spend more time in the universe of “Unbreakable” (2000) and “Split” (2017), and I like

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‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 21-25 (2015-16) (Comic book reviews)

“Angel & Faith” wraps Season 10 with the five-part “A Tale of Two Families” (Issues 21-25, December 2015-April 2016), which affirms the themes I’ve remarked

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‘Phil Spector’ (2013) a gripping condemnation of juries

“Phil Spector” (2013), the last film from writer-director David Mamet before what has become the longest filmmaking hiatus of his career, manages to be a

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The top 100 ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songs, ranked

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” recently wrapped an amazing four-season run with Rebecca Bunch (co-creator Rachel Bloom) deciding to pursue love – as in her love of writing

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Dark Mirror’ (2004) (Book review)

There was never an “Angel” young-adult book line, but Craig Shaw Gardner’s “Dark Mirror” (April 2004) gives a sense of what those books would be

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‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 11-20 (2015) (Comic book reviews)

At the end of Issue 15, Fred asks Angel: “Can we call ourselves Angel Investigations?” But, nostalgia aside, writer Victor Gischler’s “Angel & Faith” Season

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‘Bad Boys’ (1995) gets by on sheer will of Smith and Lawrence

“Bad Boys” (1995) is one of those movies that all my friends watched 100 times (or at least parts of it 100 times) back when

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DCEU lightens up with funny ‘Shazam!’

There’s something to be said about B-list superheroes. The average moviegoer (who doesn’t have a doctorate in comic-book lore) has lower expectations, and we also

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‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 1-10 (2014-15) (Comic book reviews)

“Angel & Faith” Season 10 should really be called “Angel. And Faith,” at least for the first 10 issues. The co-leads have completely different story

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