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‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 8, Issues 21-30 (2009) (Comic book reviews)

My reviews looking back at “Buffy” Season 8 continue as we enter the second half of the 40-issue season with several standalones (to borrow TV

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Suspense is missing from ‘Making a Murderer’ Season 2 (TV review)

Season 1 of the documentary “Making a Murderer” was a cultural phenomenon when it premiered in December 2015. Everyone was talking about it, so it

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11 bizarre oddities in the ‘Halloween’ saga

The “Halloween” saga is infamous for its oddities and mistakes and its tendency to set aside established plot threads. Some of them are well-known, even

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Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween II’ (2009) goes too far

Although I’ve seen some of the “Halloween” films, I haven’t seen them recently enough to remember them. So this watch/rewatch of the saga marks my

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Artistic, engrossing horror film ‘Hereditary’ raises a lot of questions … in a good way (Movie review)

The fact that “Hereditary” blends family drama with horror elements isn’t original, but there’s something about the balance or the vibe that makes it feel

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‘The Ritual’ is what the ‘Blair Witch’ films should have been (Movie review)

Netflix has enjoyed a stellar October for new horror releases, including the films “Malevolent” and “Hold the Dark” and the TV shows “The Haunting of

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Zombie gives detailed, violent take on ‘Halloween’ (2007)

Although I’ve seen some of the “Halloween” films, I haven’t seen them recently enough to remember them. So this watch/rewatch of the saga marks my

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‘Big Mouth’ is the next iteration of Things You Can Do on Television – and it’s also darn funny (TV review)

Netflix’s “Big Mouth” – which recently released its second season — marks the latest sea change in Things You Can Do on Television, as it

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Stranger to the Sun’ (2002) (Book review)

You can rarely go wrong with a Jeff Mariotte Buffyverse novel, but some go more right than others, and “Stranger to the Sun” (July 2002)

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Blumhouse’s ‘Halloween’ (2018) gets back to the roots

Although I’ve seen some of the “Halloween” films, I haven’t seen them recently enough to remember them. So this watch/rewatch of the saga marks my

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