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All 13 episodes of ‘Daredevil’ Season 3 (2018), ranked

There’s something to be said about keeping good villains around, and “Daredevil” Season 3 (October 2018, Netflix) is a case in point. Although Wilson Fisk

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‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 9, Issues 21-25 (2013) (Comic book reviews)

“Angel & Faith” Season 9 comes to an epic conclusion that’s not quite as great as the end of “Buffy” Season 9, but still pretty

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‘Things Change’ (1988) too understated to be a wild romp

With his directorial follow-up to his noteworthy debut “House of Games,” David Mamet takes a step back with “Things Change” (1988). It does have twists

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Wicked Willow III: Broken Sunrise’ (2004) (Book review)

I thought the alternate-reality “Wicked Willow” trilogy was starting to get good with its second book, “Shattered Twilight,” but it comes crashing down again with “Broken

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Larson grabs attention in the small-scale ‘Room’ (2015)

Looking for a Throwback Thursday in conjunction with Brie Larson’s “Captain Marvel,” I perused her IMDB credits to note the films I’d already seen. I

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Peter Farrelly’s ‘Green Book’ a sweet story of friendship against backdrop of mid-century American racism (Movie review)

Writer-director Peter Farrelly smooths out the excesses of his filmmaking traits for the surprisingly mainstream and easy-to-like “Green Book” (2018), now back in theaters and

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‘Captain Marvel’s’ mythology is confusing, but ’90s nostalgia is fun

It’s been a cliché for more than four decades now that spectacle can’t overcome a bad screenplay, but it’s still remarkable how many films can

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‘Angel & Faith’ flashback: Season 9, Issues 11-20 (2012-13) (Comic book reviews)

The second batch of 10 issues in “Angel & Faith” Season 9 starts with a slight midseason dip in quality. It’s nice to catch up

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‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ (1992) is searing, quotable and darkly funny

“Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992) has an absurdly stacked roster of talent – all men, because only men work at this particular real-estate office, which I

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The strangely enduring legacy of Luke Perry’s Pike in the ‘Buffy’ saga

With the tragic death of Luke Perry (1966-2019) from a stroke this past week, there’s been an influx of “Buffy” fans announcing that they loved

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