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‘Edmond’ (2005) chronicles disturbing night’s journey through New York City

William H. Macy gives the most daring and possibly best performance of his career in “Edmond” (2005), David Mamet’s adaptation of his own play, directed

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Nemesis’ (2004) (Book review)

Scott and Denise Ciencin deliver another messy yet surprisingly enjoyable page-turner with “Angel: Nemesis” (February 2004), their final work in the Buffyverse. Similar to the

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‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ Season 2 wades into murky drug war

I’m glad “Cloak & Dagger” Season 2 (8 p.m. Eastern Thursdays on Freeform) started with a “previously on,” because the plot specifics of this show

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‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 10, Issues 21-30 and ‘Where Are They Now?’ (2015-16) (Comic book reviews)

Season 10 started with Buffy and the gang being modest about their callings, and it ends with them realizing the mature response is to embrace

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‘The Twilight Zone’ can’t live up to high standard of the name

CBS All Access’ new version of “The Twilight Zone” is certainly putting itself out there. Using the name of the revered Rod Serling series (1959-64)

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‘Heat’ (1995) an all-time classic about the costs of crime and catching criminals

“Heat” (1995) is one of the few films featuring both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, its overall cast is so deep that Danny Trejo

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‘Spike’ flashback: ‘Into the Light’ (2014) (Comic book review)

Over in the pages of Season 10, things are going well in Buffy and Spike’s relationship, so in true “Buffy” fashion, it’s time to throw

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‘Wag the Dog’ (1997) a searing satire of a presidential scandal

Writer David Mamet – with Barry Levinson directing – switches his focus from the small cons of “House of Games” and the like to the

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‘Buffy’/ ‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Heat’ (2004) (Book review)

I’ll say this for Nancy Holder’s “Heat” (June 2004), the seventh and last of the “Buffy”/ “Angel” crossover novels: It’s certainly ambitious. This 456-page beast

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Sony enters multiverse with ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) is a typical, solid animated kids’ movie about teenager Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) learning how to be Spider-Man, but on

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