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‘Haunting of Hill House’ masterfully uses horror as a template for processing life

Some people won’t watch horror movies or TV series because they don’t want to be scared. As I was drying my eyes after watching the

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Michael doesn’t take kindly to visitors in ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ (2002)

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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‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 8, Issues 11-20 (2008) (Comic book reviews)

My reviews looking back at “Buffy” Season 8 continue. SPOILER WARNING: If you are reading these issues for the first time, I will analyze the

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‘Halloween H20: 20 Years Later’ (1998) digs into sibling rivalry

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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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Image’ (2002) (Book review)

The competition is on: Is Jeff Mariotte or Mel Odom the best “Angel” novelist? At this point in my re-read, Odom moves out in front

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‘Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers’ (1995, 2014) wraps ‘Jamie trilogy’

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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‘Seven in Heaven’ is an engaging mind trip that forgets to deliver a payoff (Movie review)

“Seven in Heaven” was an impulsive watch for me. The premise sounded neat and it was right there on Netflix so I gave it a

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Strong leading lady, intriguing house make ‘Malevolent’ a decent horror diversion (Movie review)

The new Netflix horror movie “Malevolent” is arguably cashing in on the fact that viewers love haunted house yarns (see also the Netflix series “The

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First episode impressions: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Season 4 (TV review)

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (9 p.m. Eastern Fridays, The CW) spends a lot of its Season 4 premiere reminding us where the story is at – and

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Ridiculous ‘Skyscraper’ pushes suspension of disbelief past the breaking point (Movie review)

I’m always up for a good action movie. I have the mindset that no matter how bad a blockbuster action movie is, it’s still worth

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